ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED
Registered charity 1121216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON ACTIVE COMMUNITIES LTD
Delivery of projects within deprived neighbourhoods. Provision of personal development and training opportunities for young people and volunteers across London. Research and evaluation to evidence the impact of activity.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £152,121 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,879,562 and outgoing resources of £1,727,441. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £192,596, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of exceeding six months' estimated operating costs. 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
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 2” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' estimated operating costs (held: £193k)
“the charity should aim to hold unrestricted reserves which are sufficient and will normally exceed six month's estimated operating costs (defined as expenses excluding any partnership payments) for the organisation during the following 12 months;” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MCA Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Councillor William Jean Charles Houngbo Cllr.
- Edward James Hepworth
- Henry Connolly
- Lorraine Morrissey-McCann
- Mary Nolan
- Philip Samuel Evans
- Professor Claire Alexander
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £152,121 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,879,562 and outgoing resources of £1,727,441. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £192,596, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of exceeding six months' estimated operating costs. 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 MCA Audit Limited.
Who funds ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED as a grant recipient include NFL FOUNDATION UK, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, YOUNG MANCHESTER, MAUDSLEY CHARITY, ENERGISE ME.
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