Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales

Analysis

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01971242). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales reported income of £29.6m and spending of £30.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19.4m to £29.6m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oxfordshire Care Partnership (£29.6m), Saint John of God Hospitaller Services (£29.7m) and The Licensed Trade Charity (£29.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24.4m. Reserves of £25.8m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.