LIFE SUPPORT
Registered charity 1132406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Life Support works with orphaned and vulnerable children, with a particular focus on Africa, specifically Zambia, Malawi and Uganda, we also care for vulnerable adults. Life Support provides opportunities for young people in the UK to visit our projects in Africa.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,739 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £66,703 to £61,964. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £22,031, while the charity noted that rising global costs and currency pressures placed increased pressure on operational budgets.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Payments to trustees: N Edwards (trustee) received remuneration of £24,149 and pension contributions of £724. Travel expenses of £6,753 were reimbursed to 1 trustee.
“During the year, N Edwards, a trustee, and his wife were employed by the charity and received remuneration amounting to £24.149 (2024 - £19,162) and pension contributions amounting to £724 (2024 - £575). During the year, travel expenses incurred on behalf of the charity in furthering the charity's objects totalling £6,753 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee (2024 £3,502 to 1 Trustee).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Malawi · Rwanda · Uganda · Venezuela · Zambia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LIFE SUPPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,739 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £66,703 to £61,964. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £22,031, while the charity noted that rising global costs and currency pressures placed increased pressure on operational budgets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LIFE SUPPORT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LIFE SUPPORT as a grant recipient include THE SACHS FOUNDATION, NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON).
Known funders
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