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CARDBOARD CITIZENS

Registered charity 1042457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£858k
Latest spending
£934k
Registered
1994

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income
£858k
Total spending
£934k
Cost of raising funds
£175k
Reserves (reported)
£450k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£858k£934k
31/03/2024£1.0m£888k
31/03/2023£913k£1.0m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.1m

Common questions

Who funds CARDBOARD CITIZENS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARDBOARD CITIZENS as a grant recipient include BACKSTAGE TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE LINBURY TRUST, COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2023£200k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£180k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£105k
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2024£50k
COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£35k
COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£35k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2024£29k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS FUNDFY2023£10k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2017£46k"Home Truths Festival of heritage events"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/02/2009£50k"Operation Mincemeat"