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the london early years foundation

The charity supports children and young people. The London Early Years Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in London.


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

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£32,080,481
Latest Expenditure
£32,464,031

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £621,001
Charitable Activities £31,250,077
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £209,403

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £32,464,031
Raising Funds £0
Governance £379,902
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£32,080,481£32,464,031£32,464,031£2,500,604£1,226,937868 / 0
2023£29,040,275£29,436,719£29,436,719£2,884,154£1,563,972793 / 0
2022£27,123,556£26,960,551£26,960,551£3,280,598£2,295,958814 / 0
2021£22,219,410£22,220,175£22,220,175£3,117,593£1,927,338788 / 0
2020£24,917,792£24,035,882£24,035,882£3,118,358£1,902,056789 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers