Luma Foundation
Analysis
Luma Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending May 2026, Luma Foundation reported income of £166k and spending of £109k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £21k to £166k (+692%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Luma Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Great Stone Bridge Trust of Edenbridge (£166k), Pulmonary Hypertension Association (UK) (£166k) and The Mersey Mission to Seafarers (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Providing essential equipment and improving services for children's and neonatal wards that cannot be funded from any other source.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Stone Bridge Trust of Edenbridge | Kent | £166k |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Association (UK) | Sheffield | £166k |
| The Mersey Mission to Seafarers | Liverpool | £166k |
| Anglo-Indian Circle Limited | Harrow | £166k |