PLATFORM (LONDON)
Registered charity 1044485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLATFORM, PLATFORM: LONDON
The Charity is established to promote knowledge and understanding of the natural environment and its interrelationship with the social and economic activities of humans.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's financial position has been stable, with unrestricted reserves of £274,780 at the end of the year. The trustees report that this level of reserves is sufficient to cover estimated closure costs and is close to the policy target of three months' running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
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: £275k; policy: three months running costs)
“The current level of reserves, therefore, is sufficient to meet the estimated funds required to cover the costs of closure and is close to achieving the second stage of our reserves policy, which is to reach a sum equivalent to three months running costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action Saro-Wiwa (co-ordinated by PLATFORM) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- AHMED, Farah Sanaa — director, appointed 18/07/2023on trustee list
- NEWMAN, Michael Edward — director, appointed 18/07/2023on trustee list
- HASHMI-QUEEN, Anna Margaret — director, appointed 26/07/2022on trustee list
- LLEWELLYN, Anna Marie — director, appointed 06/12/2021on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Anna Marie Llewellynchair
- Anna Margaret Hashmi-Queen
- Farah Sanaa Ahmed
- Michael Edward Newman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLATFORM (LONDON) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position has been stable, with unrestricted reserves of £274,780 at the end of the year. The trustees report that this level of reserves is sufficient to cover estimated closure costs and is close to the policy target of three months' running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds PLATFORM (LONDON)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PLATFORM (LONDON) as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST.
Known funders
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