JOHN LYON'S CHARITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in northwest London. Grants are awarded to registered charities and organisations with automatic charitable status.
Latest income
£11.5m
Expenditure
£21.5m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £8.7m | £15.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.7m | £16.4m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.6m | £19.5m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £11.0m | £19.8m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £11.5m | £21.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £11.5m |
| Total income | £11.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £16.6m |
| Raising funds | £4.8m |
| Grants to institutions | £1.5m |
| Governance | £1.6m |
| Total expenditure | £21.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.5m |
| Total funds | £388m |
| — restricted | £212k |
| — unrestricted | £2.5m |
| — endowment | £385m |
| Total assets | £388m |
| Cash | £3.0m |
People
| Employees | 18 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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.