M25 CONSORTIUM OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

Registered charity 1130877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education for the public benefit, in particular the support of learning and research by developing and improving access to library and information services across London, East and South East England

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,097 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £213,658. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the calculated required reserves of £74,000, ensuring the ability to meet core financial commitments for three months. The trustees confirm 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

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £214k)

“Reserves are required to ensure that the Consortium can continue to pay core financial commitments for three months in the event the company is required to wind up.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Steven Archerchair
Christopher Bruce Cipkin · trustee of 1 other charity
David Robert Puplett
Sally Ann Brock

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£163k	£131k
31/07/2024	£145k	£99k
31/07/2023	£141k	£94k
31/07/2022	£144k	£125k
31/07/2021	£142k	£146k

Common questions

Is M25 CONSORTIUM OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,097 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £213,658. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the calculated required reserves of £74,000, ensuring the ability to meet core financial commitments for three months. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	2	£3k
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS	1	£639k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£259k
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£232k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION	1	£210k
THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£150k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£130k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with V22 COMMUNITIES.

V22 COMMUNITIES income £529k
THE LONDON LIBRARY income £6.3m
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED income £479k
LIVERPOOL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP LTD income £379k
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED income £19.9m
EXETER CONSORTIUM CIO income £390k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
M25 CONSORTIUM OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES	£163k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
V22 COMMUNITIES FY2025	£529k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE LONDON LIBRARY FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025	£479k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LIVERPOOL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP LTD FY2025	£379k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£19.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.