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THE LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION

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Charitable companyMajorRegistered
www.leyf.org.uk

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.

Areas of operation

Registered address

LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION, 121 MARSHAM STREET, LONDON, SW1P 4LX

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£32,080,481
Expenditure

All activities

£32,464,031
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£1,226,937
Total Assets

Gross assets

£11,217,349
Working Capital

Liquidity

£-2,643,982

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 1,903 similar major charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
0.5 months
Median: 3.6 monthsBelow typical
Income Growth (1yr)
10.5%
Median: 8.2%Around typical
Spending Efficiency
100.0%
Median: 97.2%Top quartile
Income Concentration
98.6%
Median: 87.1%Below typical
Fundraising ROI
N/A
Median: 27.3xUnknown
Income Volatility
13.6%
Median: 13.4%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
97.4%
Median: 92.1%Around typical
3-Year Income CAGR
13.0%
Median: 8.7%Around typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
100%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

N/A
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.2%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

77.7%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

0.5 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

1.9%
Government Reliance

% of income

19.2%
Largest Source

Primary income

Charitable Activities
Diversification

HHI: 9863

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

10.5%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

13.0%
Volatility

Stable

13.6%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Depleting

Governance

Employees

Staff count

868
Volunteers

Volunteer count

0
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£36,959
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

1.5%

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

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