GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING
Registered charity 1115303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLV
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were reduced to £62,776, which is slightly below the level needed to cover complete closure costs in the event of unexpected funding interruption. The charity remains crucially dependent on core funding from the City Bridge Foundation and the Greater London Authority, with full funding confirmed for the 2025/26 financial year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: City Bridge Trust - Core (27% of income)
“City Bridge Trust - Core 185,000” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £63k; policy: sufficient to enable it to fulfil its charitable objectives)
“The Trustees are aware that unrestricted reserves remain slightly below the level that would be needed to meet the full costs of complete closure in the event of an unanticipated interruption in funding” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are involved with the governance/management of volunteer centres, leading to routine transactions.
“Due to London Plus’s status as an umbrella body for London-based volunteer centres, a number of trustees are involved with the governance/management of these organisations. The work of London Plus is such that a number of transactions arose with some of these organisations as part of its routine charitable activity.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were reduced to £62,776, which is slightly below the level needed to cover complete closure costs in the event of unexpected funding interruption. The charity remains crucially dependent on core funding from the City Bridge Foundation and the Greater London Authority, with full funding confirmed for the 2025/26 financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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