THE RAW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1124963 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention/relief of poverty anywhere in the world; The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation within disadvantaged communities, the provision of facilities for playing Association Football or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare for recreation; Relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually of people ; Other charitable purposes.

Objects

1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY:. PROMOTING AND PROTECTING GOOD HEALTH. RAISING AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS TO COMMUNITIES AT RISK ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.WORKING WITH LIKE MINDED DEVELOPMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITABLE BODIES TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION4 OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £25,804 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £71,768 to £45,964. The trustees note that unrestricted free reserves of £15,050 are below their stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. However, the filing confirms there are 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lionsraw - The Raw Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• NEIL ANDREW CARLILEchair
• Christopher Lovegrove · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Flint
• REV Andrew Bowerman
• WAYNE ROBERT WEBB

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · France · Middlesbrough · Poland · South Africa · Stockton-on-tees · United States

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