LOW COST LIVING LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LOW-COST HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Latest income
£7.8m
Expenditure
£7.7m
Financial year end
2025-02-28
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-28 | £4.9m | £4.8m | |
| 2022-02-28 | £4.4m | £4.5m | |
| 2023-02-28 | £6.2m | £5.8m | |
| 2024-02-29 | £8.0m | £8.0m | |
| 2025-02-28 | £7.8m | £7.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-02-28
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £644k |
| Charitable activities | £7.1m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £6k |
| Total income | £7.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.7m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £7k |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £7.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £590k |
| Total funds | £590k |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £590k |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £590k |
| Cash | £213k |
People
| Employees | 31 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
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.