ABANDOFBROTHERS
Registered charity 1122852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Work done alongside community leaders, local authorities and educationalists to rebuild positive meaning, responsibilty and self respect in young men, thereby creating a safer community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity carried forward £328,290 in total funds, with unrestricted reserves net of fixed assets standing at £271,000. The trustees report that this reserve position falls within their stated policy target of 6 to 9 months of expected operating costs. The financial review notes that the funding pipeline is in a strong position to meet the charity's needs for the coming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between 6 and 9 months of expected operating costs offset by restricted funds eligible to be used as a contribution against them (held: £271k)
“We have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 6 and 9 months of expected operating costs offset by restricted funds eligible to be used as a contribution against them.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — A Band of Brothers (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£180
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alice Dawnay
- David Harland
- Francisco Cabeza-West
- George Henry Bellamy
- Jaqueline Hollows
- Jim Morris · trustee of 1 other charity
- Richard McDonald
- Simon Chinnery
- Steve Calder
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove · Bristol City · Cornwall · East Sussex · Manchester City · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ABANDOFBROTHERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity carried forward £328,290 in total funds, with unrestricted reserves net of fixed assets standing at £271,000. The trustees report that this reserve position falls within their stated policy target of 6 to 9 months of expected operating costs. The financial review notes that the funding pipeline is in a strong position to meet the charity's needs for the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ABANDOFBROTHERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ABANDOFBROTHERS as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, The Leathersellers' Foundation, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND.
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