J.K. Rowling established the charity later known as Lumos in 2005.
The organization was founded as the Children’s High Level Group, with Rowling as co-founder alongside politician Emma Nicholson. Its work focused on ending the institutionalization of children and helping children receive family-based care, education and support instead of being raised in large residential institutions.
The organization adopted the name Lumos in 2010. The name refers to the light-producing spell in the Harry Potter stories, but the charity’s real-world work concerns children’s rights and social care reform rather than entertainment.
Because the public name changed several years after the organization began, 2005 and 2010 can both appear in summaries of its history. The founding year is 2005; 2010 is the year associated with the Lumos name.