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lessons for life foundation

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. Lessons For Life Foundation 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 Kenya, Lesotho, 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

At Lessons for Life we believe education changes everything. In sub-Saharan Africa over 93 million children are out of school and just 25% of those that go to school complete their education. So, we work with local partners to help thousands of vulnerable children in Africa access a quality education. Since 2008, we have helped over 85,000 children, family and community members.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£167
Latest Expenditure
£84,092

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 29.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 32.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 69.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,004,163
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £949,486
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £871,442
Raising Funds £1,839,920
Governance £46,350
Grants to Institutions £524,745
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£160,690£254,1200 / 0
2022£220,751£914,1490 / 0
2021£224,081£516,7410 / 0
2020£2,953,649£2,711,362£871,442£1,394,591£1,394,5919 / 16

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers