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METRO WORLD CHILD

Registered charity 1079863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as METRO MINISTRIES (UK) · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£647k
Latest spending
£600k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £286,320, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £20,825 for the period, supported by total income of £579,642, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for future operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months expenditure in general funds (held: £286k)
“The trustees have established a policy for unrestricted reserves, whereby, in order to enable the charity to operate effectively, they aim to have three to six months expenditure in general funds.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£647k
Total spending
£600k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£207k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Kenya · Philippines · Romania · South Africa · Thailand · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£647k£600k
31/03/2024£580k£560k
31/12/2022£636k£512k
31/12/2021£588k£579k
31/12/2020£562k£554k

Common questions

Is METRO WORLD CHILD financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £286,320, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £20,825 for the period, supported by total income of £579,642, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for future operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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