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 income spend
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.