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NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1086612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NSET

Grant giving to projects within North Southwark and which satisfy the objects for which the Trust was established: The preservation and conservation of the environment for the benefit of the public including the promotion of energy efficiency and efficient methods of disposing of waste; The provision of facilities for education, recreation or other leisure time occupation.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,332,064, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for approximately 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £50,460 after accounting for investment losses, supported by a significant donation from its subsidiary company. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accuracy of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months (held: £1.3m)
“the trustees have agreed to keep levels of unrestricted cash reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of up to approximately 12 months.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A donation of £100,637 (2024: £1,195,055) was received from Landlord Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity.
“A donation of £100,637 (2024: £1,195,055) was received from Landlord Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: LandLord Ltd
“The charity has one wholly owned subsidiary - LandLord Ltd (Company Number 01899363).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

LANDLORD LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

    Total income
    £1.2m
    Total spending
    £36k
    Reserves (reported)
    £1.3m
    Employees
    0

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Southwark

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£108k£41k
    31/03/2024£1.2m£36k
    31/03/2023£66k£29k
    31/03/2022£25k£0
    31/03/2021£0£0

    Common questions

    Is NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,332,064, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for approximately 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £50,460 after accounting for investment losses, supported by a significant donation from its subsidiary company. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    LOCAL TRUST1£871k
    SWIRE 27651£737k
    Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION1£626k
    CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE1£434k
    THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£394k
    BACON FOUNDATION LTD1£60k
    THE NISBET TRUST1£27k
    THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION1£20k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST£108k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED FY2024£9.4m—0unclear—noted
    GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST FY2025£8.2m——unclear—no doubt
    THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION FY2026£211k£60,001 - £70,000—no_policy—no doubt
    THE SOUTH EAST RIVERS TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
    PAKISTAN ENVIRONMENT TRUST FY2023£455k—0unclear—no doubt

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.