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ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1095478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT COURSES (NORTH WEST), ALSG

To preserve life by providing training:- provision of training courses;- development of training packages;- research and quality control

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £55,863 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,240,950. The trustees report that free reserves of £919,622 exceed the stated policy target of £600,000, providing adequate funds to cover six months of foreseeable fixed expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months foreseeable fixed expenditure (including purchase of fixed assets) (held: £920k)
“The Trustees reviewed the reserves policy to and decided that they would require a six month foreseeable fixed expenditure (including purchase of fixed assets) and this prudent approach provides ALSG with a level of funds available to respond as situations change. They consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31st December 2025 would be £600,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Harold Sharp Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£920k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Cambodia · Chile · Croatia · Denmark · Egypt

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.2m£2.2m
31/12/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.0m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £55,863 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,240,950. The trustees report that free reserves of £919,622 exceed the stated policy target of £600,000, providing adequate funds to cover six months of foreseeable fixed expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harold Sharp Limited.

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
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORT2ACHIEVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT GROUP£2.2m——above—no doubt
SUPPORT2ACHIEVE FY2025£986k—0unclear—noted
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
OPEN AWARDS FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
ADULT LITERACY TRUST FY2025£360k—0above—no doubt

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