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DESTINATION FLORIDA

Registered charity 1003674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Destination Florida operates in the North West of England, mainly in the Greater Manchester , Leeds and Liverpool.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£597k
Latest spending
£659k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £457,041, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £450,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £328,704 for the year, indicating strong financial performance despite economic challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reserve in the region of £450,000 (held: £457k)
“This means a reserve in the region of £450,000 is considered adequate.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Ged Mason allows the charity to use his premises for general office use.
“The Trustees wish to thank our fellow Trustee Ged Mason for allowing us to use his premises for our general office.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Destination Florida Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£597k
Total spending
£659k
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reserves (reported)
£395k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 9.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£597k£659k
31/12/2024£531k£203k
31/12/2023£559k£758k
31/12/2022£242k£189k
31/12/2021£334k£173k

Common questions

Is DESTINATION FLORIDA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £457,041, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £450,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £328,704 for the year, indicating strong financial performance despite economic challenges. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DESTINATION FLORIDA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DESTINATION FLORIDA as a grant recipient include THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrant - Destination Florida

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND2£4k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£6k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND1£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£4k
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST1£150

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DESTINATION FLORIDA£597k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION UK FY2025£6.1m——unclear—no doubt
DESTINY COMMUNITY SERVICES FY2021£170k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FLORENCE INSTITUTE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£762k—0unclear—no doubt
DESTINY CHRISTIAN CENTRE MINISTRIES FY2024£168k—0unclear—no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt

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