GIFT OF LIFE

Registered charity 1140638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOL, GIFT OF LIFE YOUTH CANCER SUPPORT, GIFT OF LIFE YOUTH CANCER RELIEF

Gift of Life gives support to children and young people up to the age of 25 whose families cannot afford to pay for their cancer treatments including the purchase of critical anti-tumour medications, which are not available in Russia or the CIS. Our beneficiaries are from Russia and the CIS countries, and they receive oncological and haematological treatments in Russian clinics.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£712k

Latest spending

£772k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,214 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £756,265, which is well above the stated policy target of £35,000. The trustees confirm that the charity remains fully operational with sufficient cash resources to meet its obligations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £35,000 (held: £756k)

“To ensure financial stability, the Trustees are committed to maintaining a minimum reserve of £35,000 to cover overhead costs for four months in the upcoming year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gift of Life (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£712k

Total spending

£772k

Cost of raising funds

£54k

Reserves (reported)

£756k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 7.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON JENNINGS MA FCAchair · trustee of 5 other charities
Aleksandra Vereshchetina
VADIM LEVIN

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

Operates in: Russia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£712k	£772k
31/03/2024	£520k	£495k
31/03/2023	£472k	£247k
31/03/2022	£728k	£764k
31/03/2021	£422k	£678k

Common questions

Is GIFT OF LIFE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,214 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £756,265, which is well above the stated policy target of £35,000. The trustees confirm that the charity remains fully operational with sufficient cash resources to meet its obligations for the next 12 months. 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 MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£306k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	1	£424k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION	1	£340k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£180k
THE TIM BACON FOUNDATION	1	£126k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£118k
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN VALUES	1	£92k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GIFT OF HOPE TRUST LTD.

GIFT OF HOPE TRUST LTD income £77k
THE LIFE AND LIGHT MISSIONS income £921k
GIFT A SMILE income £141k
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP income £5.5m
JUST 1 LIFE LIMITED income £144k
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO LIMITED income £692k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GIFT OF LIFE	£712k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GIFT OF HOPE TRUST LTD FY2025	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIFE AND LIGHT MISSIONS FY2025	£921k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GIFT A SMILE FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP FY2025	£5.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
JUST 1 LIFE LIMITED FY2025	£144k	—	0	above	—	noted

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