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THE CHARITY SERVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 1011293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Trust administration, grant making and support for CSR.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £5,855,901 from £6,370,341 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £514,442 against total income of £1,277,440. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17,101, which the trustees consider adequate as it falls within their policy parameters of 9 to 12 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £17k; policy: 9 to 12 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure)
“As at 31 March 2025, the level of reserves held by the charity was £17,101 (2024: £56,048), which represents approximately 3 months (2024: 9 months) of budgeted unrestricted fund expenditure for the next year. Trustees consider this level of reserves to be adequate because it falls within the parameters of the charity's reserves policy.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr M S Ralph, is aTrustee of The Charity Service and is also a shareholder in Castlefield Partners Limited, in which the charity has a small shareholding of non-voting class B shares. During the year ended 31 March 2025, the charity received a dividend from Castlefield Partners Limited of £45 (2024: £238).
“During the year, the charity also received donations from Castlefield Partners Limited and its associated companies Castlefield Advisory Partners and Conbrio Fund Partners amounting to £10,000 (2024: £8,909). These donations were made to a restricted fund called the Castlefield Charitable Fund.” — page 27
“Investments are placed with Castlefield Investment Partners LLP who specialise in ethical investment.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Castlefield Investment Partners LLP
“During the year, the charity also received donations from Castlefield Partners Limited and its associated companies Castlefield Advisory Partners and Conbrio Fund Partners amounting to £10,000 (2024: £8,909). These donations were made to a restricted fund called the Castlefield Charitable Fund.” — page 27
“Investments are placed with Castlefield Investment Partners LLP who specialise in ethical investment.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ashby Berry Coulsons Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£17k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.9m
31/03/2024£3.3m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/03/2022£827k£1.4m
31/03/2021£474k£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE CHARITY SERVICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £5,855,901 from £6,370,341 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £514,442 against total income of £1,277,440. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17,101, which the trustees consider adequate as it falls within their policy parameters of 9 to 12 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashby Berry Coulsons Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2012£9kThe GO Project (Get Online)

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Side by side with its peers

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THE CHARITY SERVICE LIMITED£1.3m—0below—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
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SELLATA LIMITED FY2026£158k—0above—no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024£752k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt

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