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LOCALGIVING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1132411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ARDBRACK FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC047395 (OSCR)

Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£8.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £68,214 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. However, the charity carries significant unrestricted deficits, with general funds at a deficit of £476,515 and group general funds at a deficit of £4,490,031 due to accumulated trading losses in its subsidiary. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing strong growth in voluntary income and confidence in future increases.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
“There was one employee who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) in the year in the band £100,001 - £110,000” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee who received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) in the year in the band £100,001 - £110,000” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the balance sheet date, the Group had negative free reserves of £7,106,509 (2024: negative £5,014,835)” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Trustee
“At the year end, Localgiving Foundation owed a total of £3,347,331 (2024: £3,091,823) to a Trustee that was provided as a bridging loan at significantly better terms and rates than other financing options available to the Localgiving Foundation at the time or after. Interest is payable at 9.75% per annum and £1,568,299 (2024: £1,252,741) of cumulative interest has been accrued.” — page 53
“During the year, £7,000,234 (2024: £6,744,294) in online donations was received by Localgiving Ltd on behalf of Localgiving Foundation. Localgiving Ltd paid out £6,090,816 (2024: £7,074,815) in grants to local charities and recharged £500,757 (2024: £437,432) in transaction fees, which are eliminated upon consolidation.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary transactions
“At the year end, Localgiving Foundation owed a total of £3,347,331 (2024: £3,091,823) to a Trustee that was provided as a bridging loan at significantly better terms and rates than other financing options available to the Localgiving Foundation at the time or after. Interest is payable at 9.75% per annum and £1,568,299 (2024: £1,252,741) of cumulative interest has been accrued.” — page 53
“During the year, £7,000,234 (2024: £6,744,294) in online donations was received by Localgiving Ltd on behalf of Localgiving Foundation. Localgiving Ltd paid out £6,090,816 (2024: £7,074,815) in grants to local charities and recharged £500,757 (2024: £437,432) in transaction fees, which are eliminated upon consolidation.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to subsidiary
“At the year end, Localgiving Foundation owed a total of £3,347,331 (2024: £3,091,823) to a Trustee that was provided as a bridging loan at significantly better terms and rates than other financing options available to the Localgiving Foundation at the time or after. Interest is payable at 9.75% per annum and £1,568,299 (2024: £1,252,741) of cumulative interest has been accrued.” — page 53
“During the year, £7,000,234 (2024: £6,744,294) in online donations was received by Localgiving Ltd on behalf of Localgiving Foundation. Localgiving Ltd paid out £6,090,816 (2024: £7,074,815) in grants to local charities and recharged £500,757 (2024: £437,432) in transaction fees, which are eliminated upon consolidation.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Localgiving Ltd
“The Charity commissions Localgiving Ltd (the “Subsidiary”) to operate its grant distribution and fundraising platform, Localgiving.org.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£8.0m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.0m£8.0m
31/03/2024£8.8m£9.7m
31/03/2023£8.7m£9.1m
31/03/2022£7.8m£8.0m
31/03/2021£11.0m£10.4m

Common questions

Is LOCALGIVING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £68,214 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. However, the charity carries significant unrestricted deficits, with general funds at a deficit of £476,515 and group general funds at a deficit of £4,490,031 due to accumulated trading losses in its subsidiary. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing strong growth in voluntary income and confidence in future increases. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of LOCALGIVING FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£185k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£325k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£197k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£197k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£197k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery12/12/2022£325k2023 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£207k2022 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£336k2022 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£207k2022 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£207k2022 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£206k2022 Magic Little Grants
Postcode Lottery19/11/2021£336k2022 Magic Little Grants

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