OTRA COSA NETWORK

Registered charity 1133680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OTRA COSA

EDUCATION/TRAININGRELIEF OF POVERTYOVERSEAS AIDENVIRONMENT/CONSERVATION/HERITAGEECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/EMPLOYMENTWE ALSO PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION

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

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£76k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended 2024 with unrestricted reserves of £7,793, providing 2.1 months of cover against a policy target of 3 months. While the charity achieved a small net cash surplus, it recorded a net deficit on unrestricted funds, prompting trustees to implement cost savings to maintain sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 32.9% of fundraised income
A Christmas fundraising dinner in the UK generated total income of £1,981, offset by £930 of fundraising costs giving a net surplus of £1,051 — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
this gives us 2.1 months cover, against our General Reserves target of 3 months.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Peru · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£79k£76k
31/12/2023£81k£79k
31/12/2022£107k£105k
31/12/2021£54k£51k
31/12/2020£56k£46k

Common questions

Is OTRA COSA NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended 2024 with unrestricted reserves of £7,793, providing 2.1 months of cover against a policy target of 3 months. While the charity achieved a small net cash surplus, it recorded a net deficit on unrestricted funds, prompting trustees to implement cost savings to maintain sustainability.