The de Laszlo Foundation

Analysis

The de Laszlo Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The de Laszlo Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.6m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The de Laszlo Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tom Harrison House (£1.6m), Spot Project (£1.6m) and The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and investments 32%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate.