LGBT FOUNDATION LTD
Registered charity 1070904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q65090050 · Wikipedia · 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.
Objects
To preserve and promote the good health and well-being, and in particular the physical, sexual and mental health of: (a) persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or non-binary;(b) persons in doubt of their sexual orientation or gender identity;(c) persons diagnosed with HIV and related illnesses; and(d) any persons who may be affected or involved with any of the above, particularly partners and families,anywhere in the world, and to provide relief for such people in need thereof, at times of mental and emotional stress.
Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)
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.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 245
- Government income: £1,355,580 — contracts £1,215,157 (15), grants £140,423 (6); 37% of the £3,678,556 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 273
- Government income: £681,332 — contracts £428,750 (7), grants £252,582 (5); 16% of the £4,350,872 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 240
- Government income: £2,365,995 — contracts £2,255,966 (22), grants £110,029 (9); 52% of the £4,508,733 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
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.
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)
Cost of raising funds
£137k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).
- Jax Effiongchair
- Charlotte Melissa Cheshire
- Claire Gallagher
- Dr Michael Jonathan Hill
- Emma Corrigan
- Jason Kalugarama
- Selina Khunkhuna
- Simon Mark Bracewell · trustee of 1 other charity
- Valerio Magliulo
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
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 THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, YOUNG MANCHESTER, BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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