THE LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is one of the UK's largest charitable social enterprises with a social purpose of 'changing the world one child at a time'. We achieve our social purpose by giving London's children aged 0-5 years the best start in life through the highest quality Early Years Education and Care, especially those who otherwise may not be able to access or afford it.
Latest income
£37.2m
Expenditure
£36.4m
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 | £22.2m | £22.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £27.1m | £27.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £29.0m | £29.4m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £32.1m | £32.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £37.2m | £36.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £796k |
| Charitable activities | £36.2m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £55k |
| Total income | £37.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £36.4m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £469k |
| Total expenditure | £36.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £3.3m |
| — restricted | £1.1m |
| — unrestricted | £2.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £3.3m |
| Cash | £2.7m |
People
| Employees | 941 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.