Lhasa Limited

Registered charity 290866 · since 1985lhasalimited.org·Leeds, Newcastle upon Tyne, Poland, United States·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Its stated themes are chemistry and life sciences, academic research, PhD student sponsorship, computational chemistry events, and scientific symposia and prizes, so a group working well outside these areas would find little to match.
The annual report and the register give no annual giving figure and no grant range, so no realistic request size can be drawn from them, and a short enquiry through the contact shown is the sensible first step before costing a request.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, and no deadlines are stated, so approach it by getting in touch rather than sending a formal proposal.
Nothing published shows how competitive or relationship-led its giving is, and the registered area of operation (Poland; United States; Leeds City; Newcastle Upon Tyne City) is not a stated focus and should not be read as a rule on who may apply.

Overview

Lhasa Limited is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 290866).

Lhasa Limited is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that promotes public education through the development and use of computer-aided reasoning and information systems in chemistry and the chemistry-related sciences. Its charitable aims include sponsoring activities that advance scientific knowledge and understanding through computer-aided reasoning in chemistry and the life sciences. It actively supports research through sponsorship of computational chemistry events, scientific symposia and academic prizes, and research projects and scientific training to Ph.D. level.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Lhasa Limited promotes scientific knowledge and understanding through computer-aided reasoning in chemistry and the life sciences. It supports academic teaching and research, and provides financial support for research within academic institutions. Its sponsorship includes grants to institutions for PhD students, either financially or through industry supervision, as well as research projects and scientific training to Ph.D. level. It also supports computational chemistry events, scientific symposia and academic prizes. The charity encourages use of its software for academic teaching and research through membership on significantly preferential terms, and supports researchers sharing findings through publications, talks and poster presentations at relevant scientific events around the world.

Themes

Chemistry and life sciences
Academic research
PhD student sponsorship
Computational chemistry events
Scientific symposia and prizes

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Poland
United States
Leeds
Newcastle upon Tyne

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£14,044,892	£10,413,926	£86,599	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£15,693,653	£13,850,499	£95	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£16,983,925	£14,256,863	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£18,704,076	£16,247,432	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£20,635,592	£19,260,133	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£86,599 grants

YE 2021

£95 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.