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Lloyd's Register Foundation

Notable UK charity

Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.

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Activities & Mission

Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

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Country

Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Isle Of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norfolk Island Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Pierre And Miquelon Saint Vincent Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts And Nevis Sudan Suriname Svalbard And Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria São Tomé And Principe Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad And Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks And Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£691,735,000
Latest Expenditure
£662,433,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 3.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities

Higher than 2% of UK Charitable activities charities with income over £10M (sample: 222). How is this calculated?

Overall Efficiency 3.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Higher than 1% of UK Charitable activities charities with income over £10M. How is this calculated?

Administrative Ratio 0.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Lower overhead than 95% of UK Charitable activities charities with income over £10M. (Lower overhead is generally read as more efficient.) How is this calculated?

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £667,720,000
Investments £22,008,000
Other Income £2,007,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,824,000
Raising Funds £923,000
Governance £59,000
Grants to Institutions £12,685,000
Other Expenditure £637,686,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2025.

One or more years show a significant change in income (over ±100%) compared with the prior year. This usually reflects a merger, transfer of activities, restated accounts, or a one-off legacy — not necessarily a real change in operating scale. See the methodology for context.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025
£691,735,000
£662,433,000£23,824,000£954,896,000£634,804,0004163 / 0
2024
£572,056,000
£589,640,000£23,895,000£1,069,169,000£755,439,0003764 / 0
2023
£560,401,000
£550,107,000£21,899,000£1,093,774,000£804,672,0003710 / 0
2022
£996,514,000
£599,864,000£18,541,000£1,163,796,000£871,325,0004654 / 0
2021
£384,458,000
£360,495,000£6,570,000£784,419,000£466,214,0005974 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Frequently asked questions about Lloyd's Register Foundation

What does Lloyd's Register Foundation do?

Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.

How much income did Lloyd's Register Foundation report in 2025?

Lloyd's Register Foundation reported total income of £691.74m and reported expenditure of £662.43m for the financial year ending 2025, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

How efficient is Lloyd's Register Foundation?

Lloyd's Register Foundation has a program ratio of 3.4%, meaning that share of its income goes directly to charitable activities. This is higher than 2% of UK Charitable activities charities with income over £10M (sample of 222 charities). See our methodology for how this is calculated.

When was Lloyd's Register Foundation registered as a charity?

Lloyd's Register Foundation was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 20 February 2012 as charity number 1145988. It has been registered for 14 years.

Who runs Lloyd's Register Foundation?

Lloyd's Register Foundation is governed by a board of 8 trustees. The chair of trustees is THOMAS THUNE ANDERSEN. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does Lloyd's Register Foundation operate?

Lloyd's Register Foundation operates across 217 areas, including Albania, Algeria, American Samoa and 214 others. The full list is shown on its profile.

Is Lloyd's Register Foundation a registered charity?

Yes — Lloyd's Register Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1145988.

Details

Address
71 FENCHURCH STREET
LONDON
EC3M 4BS
Website
www.lr.org
Registration Date
20 February 2012
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5025687
Charity Number
1145988

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Trustees

THOMAS THUNE ANDERSEN Chair
Andreas Sohmen-Pao
Dame Una Noelle O'Brien
Dr Paula Louise Haynes
Madhavi Rani Koya
Marina May Wyatt
Professor Dracos Vassalos
Professor Sir Peter George Bruce

Data & trust

Register data refreshed
14 May 2026
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