Lydia House Trust

Analysis

Lydia House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Lydia House Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £39k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8,477 to £34k (+303%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lydia House Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R & E Kaufman Charitable Trust (£34k), Fern Christian Fellowship (£34k) and Sheffield Living Waters Christian Fellowship (£34k).