BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED

Registered charity 1138833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting and facilitating social, physical and economic development in Hendon. Objectives are the relief of unemployment, advancement of education, provision and improvement of housing, provision of recreational facilities, protection of the environment, provision of health facilities, promotion of public safety, prevention of crime and other means from time to time determined by the trustees.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £5,818,486, comprising unrestricted funds of £1,305,858 and restricted funds of £4,512,628. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to accrue approximately three months of operational costs, and the financial review confirms that cashflow is positive, ensuring the charity can continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Back on the Map Enterprises Limited
“The organisation is a registered Charity with a trading arm, known as Back on the Map Enterprises Ltd. Back on the Map Enterprises was established as a wholly-owned Company on 24 September 2010”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Osbourne Sandy & Co. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

BACK ON THE MAP ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Staff costs paid to parent

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£431k
Reserves (reported)
£250k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (51% 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: 33.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.3m£971k
31/03/2023£887k£880k
31/03/2022£1.1m£846k
31/03/2021£876k£725k

Common questions

Is BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £5,818,486, comprising unrestricted funds of £1,305,858 and restricted funds of £4,512,628. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to accrue approximately three months of operational costs, and the financial review confirms that cashflow is positive, ensuring the charity can continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Osbourne Sandy & Co.

Who funds BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, CRISIS UK, THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£90k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£37kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
CRISIS UKFY2022£25kSupport worker to help people whose tenancies are at risk and prevent homelessness.
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£8k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0Biffa Award Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company02/07/2026£95kGrant to Back on the Map
Community Foundation North East08/01/2026£10kGrant to Back on the Map
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2025£19kDigital Connections Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2024£400kVolunteer Pathway
The Mercers' Company19/04/2023£4kGrant to Back on the Map
The Mercers' Company19/04/2023£98kGrant to Back on the Map
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kA Warm Welcome
Community Foundation North East17/03/2022£10kA grant to Back on the Map
Community Foundation North East27/05/2021£5kA grant to Back on the Map
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£9kHendon Digi: new community access to digital support and online resources
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kValue Volunteers: Recruit,Retain,Reward
Community Foundation North East12/03/2019£28kFor work that helps prevent poverty and social exclusion
Community Foundation North East12/03/2019£2kFor work that helps prevent poverty and social exclusion
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2015£428kCarnegie Community Corner

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB FY2025£163k—0above—no doubt
BACK ON TRACK HOUSING FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt
MANOR HOUSE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt
THE L M KENDON SETTLEMENT FY2025£363k£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt

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