CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1122155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a consolidated surplus of £311,763 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £2,806,192. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,706,755 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of 20% of unrestricted income (£370,823). The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 20% of unrestricted income (held: £1.7m)
In March 2015, the Council set a 20% target of unrestricted income to be held in reserves. This equates to a target unrestricted reserves level of £370,823
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 14
Recharges for salaries and overheads were made during the year totaling £83,327 (2023: £1,265). The inter company balance held at 31 December 2024 amounts to £127,488 (2023: £92,563). The trading subsidiary, Consumers International Services Ltd, donates the whole of its profit to the parent entity, Consumers International. — page 43
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Consumers International Services Ltd
Included in the consolidated results are those of the subsidiary for Consumers International Services Ltd. that was registered in August 2018. — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£2.4m
31/12/2023£2.3m£2.7m
31/12/2022£2.4m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.3m
31/12/2020£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a consolidated surplus of £311,763 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £2,806,192. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,706,755 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of 20% of unrestricted income (£370,823). The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.