ONE LIFE INTERNATIONAL
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TO RELIEVE POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION CAUSED BY AGE AND INFIRMITY POVERTY OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "SOCIAL EXCLUSION") AND WHERE HEREAFTER REFERENCE IS MADE TO "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE" THAT SHALL MEAN PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SOCIAL EXCLUSION AS SO DEFINED.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE.TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ESPECIALLY BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN ADVICE AND COUNSELLING AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIAN CHURCHES TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL OUTREACH AND SERVICE AND FURTHER TO ENCOURAGE THE NETWORKING AND CO-ORDINATING OF THE RESOURCES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH SO AS TO PROVIDE A FOCUS AND VEHICLE FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (BOTH IN THE UK AND ABROAD).TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, WASTE REDUCTION AND WASTE RECYCLING.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net deficit of £4,618 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £11,807. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure, and while they state this level has been maintained, the current fund balance is below the lower bound of that policy target given the annual expenditure of £80,316. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 3
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Trustees
- Fiona Bevington
- NICHOLAS DAVID BICKERTON CROWDER
- Sophie Janet Mills
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £76k | £80k |
| 31/12/2024 | £80k | £67k |
| 31/12/2023 | £70k | £70k |
| 31/12/2022 | £14k | £14k |
| 31/12/2021 | £18k | £23k |
Common questions
Is ONE LIFE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £4,618 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £11,807. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure, and while they state this level has been maintained, the current fund balance is below the lower bound of that policy target given the annual expenditure of £80,316. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | 2 | £18k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| FUSION21 FOUNDATION | 1 | £16k |
| BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH | 1 | £14k |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| HERRINGTHORPE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH | 1 | £8k |
| KESWICK ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- One Life Global Welfare
- ONE BY ONE
- ONE25 LIMITED
- SAVE ONE LIFE
- ORDINARY LIFE PROJECT ASSOCIATION
- THE LIFE INTERVENTION, FRIENDSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE LIFE INTERNATIONAL | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| One Life Global Welfare | £861k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ONE BY ONE | £620k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ONE25 LIMITED | £1.1m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SAVE ONE LIFE | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ORDINARY LIFE PROJECT ASSOCIATION | £2.0m | — | — | unclear | — | material uncertainty |