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john lyon's charity

The charity supports children and young people. John Lyon's Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Barnet, Brent, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,973,000
Latest Expenditure
£19,760,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 158.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £10,973,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £17,373,000
Raising Funds £2,387,000
Governance £1,497,000
Grants to Institutions £15,876,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,973,000£19,760,000£17,373,000£387,024,000£861,00018 / 0
2023£10,565,000£19,483,000£16,347,000£391,020,000£016 / 0
2022£11,664,000£16,374,000£14,179,000£436,049,000£014 / 0
2021£8,720,000£15,864,000£13,231,000£391,725,000£012 / 0
2020£9,336,000£15,995,000£11,861,000£345,398,000£281,219,00011 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers