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LUMOS FOUNDATION

#1112575
Charitable company•Large•Registered
www.wearelumos.org

Lumos works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children by facilitating the end of institutional care for good. It does this in two ways:at a policy level to accelerate and improve the quality of reform in health, education and social protection servicesat a practical level working with providers of children's services to demonstrate the value of family-based care

Registered address

Lumos Foundation, 3 - 7 Temple Chambers, London, EC4Y 0DA

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£5,748,174
Expenditure

All activities

£6,471,685
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£2,700,000
Total Assets

Gross assets

£5,915,630
Working Capital

Liquidity

£4,223,366

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
5.0 months
Median: 3.8 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
-27.1%
Median: 7.4%Below typical
Spending Efficiency
85.2%
Median: 97.8%Below typical
Income Concentration
48.4%
Median: 87.9%Top quartile
Fundraising ROI
6.0x
Median: 19.2xAround typical
Income Volatility
30.9%
Median: 20.6%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
1.6%
Median: 82.9%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
5.2%
Median: 7.8%Around typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
85.2%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

6.0%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.7%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

5.2%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

5.0 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

49.4%
Government Reliance

% of income

0%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 4845

Moderately Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

-27.1%↓
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

5.2%
Volatility

High Volatility

30.9%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

49
Volunteers

Volunteer count

0
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£117,310
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

16.3%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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