The Lytham Schools Foundation

Analysis

The Lytham Schools Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lytham St Annes. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lytham Schools Foundation reported income of £342k and spending of £963k, spending 281% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £482k to £342k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 180% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Lytham Schools Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New Montessori Pre-School (£342k), Robin Preschool (£343k) and Jack and Jill Pre-School Bicester Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£342k).

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.