LUMOS FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Lumos works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children by facilitating the end of institutional care for good. It does this in two ways:At a policy level to accelerate and improve the quality of reform in health, education and social protection servicesAt a practical level working with providers of children's services to demonstrate the value of family-based care
Latest income
£5.7m
Expenditure
£6.5m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £5.5m | £9.9m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.9m | £8.2m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £7.1m | £7.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.9m | £5.0m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.7m | £6.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.8m |
| Charitable activities | £14k |
| Trading | £22k |
| Investment income | £55k |
| Total income | £5.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.5m |
| Raising funds | £958k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £110k |
| Total expenditure | £6.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.7m |
| Total funds | £5.6m |
| — restricted | £796k |
| — unrestricted | £4.8m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.6m |
| Cash | £4.5m |
People
| Employees | 49 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Accommodation/housing
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.