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BLACKSMITH INITIATIVE (UK)

Registered charity 1123335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Protection and preservation of the environment for the public benefit by remedying or mitigating the effects of pollution in developing countries, in particular in locations where that pollution may have an effect on public health.

Objects

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY REMEDYING OR MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, IN PARTICULAR IN LOCATIONS WHERE THAT POLLUTION MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total funds of £83,119 at year-end, a decrease from £106,545 in the prior year, driven by unrestricted expenditure of £5,192 and restricted expenditure of £68,234 against total income of £73,426. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters required attention. The charity is entitled to exemption from audit under small companies provisions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London · India · Tajikistan · Ukraine · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£50k£73k
31/12/2024£20k£441
31/12/2023£22k£10k
31/12/2022£0£1k
31/12/2021£0£29k

Common questions

Is BLACKSMITH INITIATIVE (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total funds of £83,119 at year-end, a decrease from £106,545 in the prior year, driven by unrestricted expenditure of £5,192 and restricted expenditure of £68,234 against total income of £73,426. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters required attention. The charity is entitled to exemption from audit under small companies provisions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.