TERESA BALL INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FUND

Registered charity 1080521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TBISF

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Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £410,781 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by a significant net gain on investment assets of £1,025,123 which offset a net deficit on resources of £272,643. Total reserves stood at £17,411,797, with the majority held in the unrestricted investment fund, providing substantial liquidity to support its international mission.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity acts as an agent for Loreto Ladies' Colleges and Schools (LLCS), a related party. Funds received and paid as agent totaled £5,586,658 in 2023.
Note 19 discloses transactions between the Charity and Loreto Ladies' Colleges and Schools (LLCS) with regard to funds received and held under an agency agreement between the two parties. These constitute related parties as TBISF and LLCS are related parties by virtue of shared and common trustees. — page 49
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RBK Business Advisers. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£61k
Reserves (reported)
£23.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~118.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Albania · Bangladesh · Germany · India · Ireland · Kenya · Manchester City · Nepal · Peru · Slovakia · South Africa · Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.6m£2.4m
31/12/2024£42k£324k
31/12/2023£69k£341k
31/12/2022£5.7m£383k
31/12/2021£213k£210k

Common questions

Is TERESA BALL INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £410,781 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by a significant net gain on investment assets of £1,025,123 which offset a net deficit on resources of £272,643. Total reserves stood at £17,411,797, with the majority held in the unrestricted investment fund, providing substantial liquidity to support its international mission. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by RBK Business Advisers.