ABILITY NORTH LONDON
Registered charity 1121171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ART - AT RISK TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS
To promote and advance the education, training and development of young people/adults in the United Kingdom having physical, behavioural or learning difficulties so as to ensure that so far as possible they may develop as individuals and members of society, and that their difficulties may be relieved.To provide facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of the said persons.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £71,140 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £387,882. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity is dependent on fundraising to cover expenses and has no chief executive or staff employed directly by the charity.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £388k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- ALTE ANITA SCHLESINGER
- Isaac Schlesinger
- Jochanan Stroh
- Samuel Rothschild
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ABILITY NORTH LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £71,140 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £387,882. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity is dependent on fundraising to cover expenses and has no chief executive or staff employed directly by the charity. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ABILITY NORTH LONDON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ABILITY NORTH LONDON as a grant recipient include THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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