Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited

Analysis

Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01298456). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited reported income of £16.2m and spending of £19.0m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.5m to £16.2m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Severn Hospice Limited (£16.2m), Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (£16.3m) and Girl Effect (£16.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, trading 34% and charitable activities 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.5m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £17.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 448 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.