LOW COST LIVING LIMITED
Registered charity 1125677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LOW-COST HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £589,908, with total income of £7,793,597 and charitable expenditure of £7,659,209. The trustees confirm the financial position is satisfactory and stable, while the auditor reported 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 audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GROSS, Sholem — director, appointed 12/02/2008on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (92% 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).
- Isaac Hochauser
- MOSHE LEW · trustee of 1 other charity
- SHOLEM GROSS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hackney · Haringey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LOW COST LIVING LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £589,908, with total income of £7,793,597 and charitable expenditure of £7,659,209. The trustees confirm the financial position is satisfactory and stable, while the auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.
Who funds LOW COST LIVING LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LOW COST LIVING LIMITED as a grant recipient include UOHC SUPERVISION LTD, RONTADES LIMITED, BEAULAND LIMITED, YESAMACH LEVAV, FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED.
Known funders
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