LIFETIMES CHARITY

Registered charity 1078984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WANDSWORTH VOLUNTARY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WANDSWORTH VOLUNTEER BUREAU, WVSDA

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £52,091 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £149,531. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves held at the year-end were £5,223,958, which the trustees consider prudent to guarantee the achievement of the business plan and remain a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent to hold reserves that can guarantee the achievement of its business plan and remain a going concern (held: £5.2m)
The Trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves that can guarantee the achievement of its business plan and remain a going concern.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One Trustee received remuneration of £990 for project work.
One Trustee received remuneration of £990 for project work. (2024: £315) — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
One Trustee received remuneration of £990 for project work. (2024: £315) — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£306k
Reserves (reported)
£5.1m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~199.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Essex · Hampshire · Hertfordshire · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Berkshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£150k£90k
31/03/2024£97k£61k
31/03/2023£38k£31k
31/03/2022£2.2m£306k
31/03/2021£934k£783k

Common questions

Is LIFETIMES CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £52,091 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £149,531. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves held at the year-end were £5,223,958, which the trustees consider prudent to guarantee the achievement of the business plan and remain a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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