LGBT FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1070904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEALTHY GAY MANCHESTER LTD, LGF, THE LESBIAN AND GAY FOUNDATION

LGBT Foundation is one of the UK's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community charities, believeing in a fair and equal society where all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people can achieve their full potential. The LGBT Foundation provides health, well being and other services directly to LGBT people and supports a wide range of organisations which work with LGBT people.

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Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £283,682 for the year, driven by falls in grant and individual giving income against rising costs. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £911,181, which is below the stated policy target of 4-6 months of running costs, representing approximately 2.5 months of expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4-6 months (held: £911k)
“free reserves (unrestricted funds less tangible fixed assets and designated funds) should be built up to 4-6 months in the medium term.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LGBT Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Salford City CouncilSalford City Council Chemsex support pilot 2026-27——

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£137k
Reserves (reported)
£972k
Employees
82

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.7m£4.0m
31/03/2024£4.4m£4.8m
31/03/2023£4.5m£4.4m
31/03/2022£4.1m£3.4m
31/03/2021£3.1m£2.7m

Common questions

Is LGBT FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £283,682 for the year, driven by falls in grant and individual giving income against rising costs. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £911,181, which is below the stated policy target of 4-6 months of running costs, representing approximately 2.5 months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Who funds LGBT FOUNDATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LGBT FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include YOUNG MANCHESTER, BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, MANCHESTER PRIDE LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2024£80k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kGrant making to Institutions
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUNDFY2024£25kLGBT Veterans’ Support Fund
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
MANCHESTER PRIDE LIMITEDFY2021£10kGrant awarded in 2021
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£250
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£200
YOUNG MANCHESTERFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2025£161k"50 Years of LGBTQ+ Community Activism in Greater Manchester"
10GM27/09/2022£20kHome from Hospital Targeted Investment Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2022£50kNational Network of LGBTQ+ Helplines
Sport England23/07/2021£5kTGC CF Dance Out!
The National Lottery Community Fund11/12/2020£500kSafeguarding Wellbeing Insight & Performance
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£59kLGBT Foundation Covid-19 Response
UK government28/04/2020£80kThe National LGBT Partnerhip (Supplier: The National LGBT Foundation)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2017£55k"Pride! Prevention! Protection! 30 years of safer sex"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2017£387kLesbian & Bisexual Well Women PLUS project: Improving Reach
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2016£10k#equalitywins: Celebrating the LGBT Community
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2015£499kTransforming the Health and Inclusion of Trans People
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2014£10kThe Big Weekend; Supporting the health and wellbeing needs of LGB peop
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2012£15k"From Queer to Eternity"
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2012£300kWell women: Improving health wellbeing participation of lesbian + bisexual
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2010£483kLGF Direct - supporting the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual people
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2009£9kGet In
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2009£5kSackville Gardens
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2008£466kPart of the Picture - LGB national drug and alcohol database
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2008£10kSackville Gardens
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2007£5kVolunteer participation
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2005£4kaccessibility
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/07/2003£11k"Archive of Lesbian and Gay history in the Northwest of England"
UK government—£69kNational LGBT Partnership
UK government—£60kLGBT Foundation
UK government—£44kNational LGBT Partnership

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONSORTIUM OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LGBT FOUNDATION LTD£3.7m——unclear—no doubt
CONSORTIUM OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
STONEWALL EQUALITY LIMITED FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3mOver £60,0001unclear5.3%no doubt
LANCASHIRE LGBT FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt
THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£9.3m——within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.