LA VIDA VITAL INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AID IN LATIN AMERICA
La Vida is a small, effective, 100% volunteer run Latin American charity supporting communities health, education and environment. Founded in 2006, La Vida distributes grants in areas such as youth development, primary and secondary education initiatives, school expansions and community health and environmental programmes.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that La Vida raised £60,454 in total receipts and spent £72,923 on payments, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds of £12,469 for the year. The charity maintains reserves of £88,057, which the trustees confirm represents six months of ongoing commitments to projects. All trustees and executive committee members work on a voluntary basis with no remuneration disclosed.
What the accounts disclose
“For 2024, La Vida kept six months of our ongoing commitments to projects as reserves.” — page 24
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2024)
Trustees
- KATY JANE VATISchair
- ANA BEATRIZ ALENCAR
- HELEN ILSLEY
- IVONNE CANTU
- Susana Knaudt
- ZARELA FEENEY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £60k | £73k |
| 31/12/2023 | £80k | £72k |
| 31/12/2022 | £37k | £45k |
| 31/12/2021 | £58k | £56k |
| 31/12/2020 | £91k | £71k |
Common questions
Is LA VIDA VITAL INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AID IN LATIN AMERICA financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that La Vida raised £60,454 in total receipts and spent £72,923 on payments, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds of £12,469 for the year. The charity maintains reserves of £88,057, which the trustees confirm represents six months of ongoing commitments to projects. All trustees and executive committee members work on a voluntary basis with no remuneration disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.