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OBLONG LTD

Registered charity 1120379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

IT access & print facilities, English classes, mental health well-being Course, Pay-as-you-feel cafe, volunteering opportunities, Local gardening projects, Community Centre facilities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£285k
Latest spending
£280k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £4,465 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £119,861, which is above the stated policy target of £52,710. The charity holds total reserves of £225,462, including £105,601 in restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of resources expended on core activities (held: £120k)
“The policy is to hold at least 6 months of resources expended on core activities, which equates to £52,710”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£285k£280k
31/03/2024£231k£252k
31/03/2023£225k£217k
31/03/2022£195k£161k
31/03/2021£195k£161k

Common questions

Is OBLONG LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £4,465 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £119,861, which is above the stated policy target of £52,710. The charity holds total reserves of £225,462, including £105,601 in restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2022£10kOne Community Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kOblong Covid19 Support
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2019£10kCommunity Consultation
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2018£10kPeaceful Minds
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2008£150kAct Up
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2007£10kOblong Access Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2005£121kKickstart Project

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 MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
VHLT LTD1£129k
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITED1£126k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£105k
VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED1£96k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OBLONG LTD£285k—0unclear—no doubt
OMEGA COMMUNITY LIVING LIMITED FY2024£764k—0unclear—no doubt
ONGO COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt

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