LGB ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1194148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q98140012 · Wikipedia

To promote equality & diversity for the public benefit, in particular by: the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation; advancing education & raising awareness in equality & diversity in respect of lesbian, gay & bisexual people; conducting or commissioning research on equality & diversity issues and publishing the useful results to the public;

Objects

2. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE:2.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1.1 THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION;2.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN RESPECT OF LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE;2.1.3 CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; AND2.1.4 CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE.2.2 TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) AND PARTICULARLY THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THOSE WHO FACE DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING BY:2.2.1 MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;2.2.2 OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES;2.2.3 RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES;2.2.4 RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;2.2.5 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;2.2.6 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;2.2.7 CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW;2.2.8 COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;2.2.9 RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;2.2.10 PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;2.2.11 PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; AND2.2.12 ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.2.3 TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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 · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£383k

Latest spending

£370k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £13,509, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £152,415. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 to £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £80,001 to £90,000 1” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £80,001 to £90,000 1” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £152k)

“It is the policy of the charitable company that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 30/11/2025

Volunteers: 24
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

Volunteers: 70
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

Volunteers: 32

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Regulator actions

Fundraising Regulator: LGB Alliance (20/04/2021)

decision: Decision of the Charity Commission on LGB Alliance.

Official record

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

LGB Alliance seeks to reverse London Community Foundation funding decision civilsociety.co.uk · 20/04/2022
LGB Alliance grant suspended after outcry artsprofessional.co.uk · 13/04/2022
London Community Foundation ‘suspends’ grant to LGB Alliance civilsociety.co.uk · 12/04/2022

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Total income

£551k

Total spending

£418k

Cost of raising funds

£31k

Reserves (reported)

£129k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Beverley Ruth Jackson
Daniel James Smith
Dermot Kehoe
Eileen Gallagher OBE
Katharine Harris
Lord Tony Young
Professor Robert Wintemute
Rhona Hotchkiss

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£383k	£370k
30/11/2024	£551k	£418k
30/11/2023	£246k	£352k
30/11/2022	£455k	£358k
30/11/2021	£118k	£127k

Common questions

Is LGB ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £13,509, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £152,415. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered below the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LGB ALLIANCE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 to £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LGB ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LGB ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE.

LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE income £209k
LGBT SHEFFIELD income £37k
LANCASHIRE LGBT income £118k
BRADFORD LGBTQ+ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP LTD. income £247k
LEGACY IN THE COMMUNITY income £342k
TORBAY PRIDE income £53k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LGB ALLIANCE	£383k	£80,001 to £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTER LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER CENTRE FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LGBT SHEFFIELD FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LANCASHIRE LGBT FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRADFORD LGBTQ+ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP LTD. FY2025	£247k	—	0	above	0.0%	no doubt
LEGACY IN THE COMMUNITY FY2025	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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