TREE LIFE CLUB

Registered charity 1146505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N/A

Charity offers after physical and educational after school activities including outings in school holidays. Many of the children come from areas in the bottom 2% of deprivation and employment statistics.

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Latest income
£654k
Latest spending
£593k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £60,626 for the year, with total income of £662,503 and charitable expenditure of £593,377. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £111,236, which is higher than the stated policy target of approximately £49,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of resources expended which equates to around £49,500 (held: £111k)
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 March 2025 would be one month of resources expended which equates to around £49,500.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A loan of £5000 was paid in error to a trustee which has been fully repaid.
“A loan of £5000 was paid in error to a trustee which has been fully repaid.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£654k
Total spending
£593k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£266k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£654k£593k
31/03/2024£471k£474k
31/03/2023£453k£393k
31/03/2022£154k£140k
31/03/2021£137k£81k

Common questions

Is TREE LIFE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £60,626 for the year, with total income of £662,503 and charitable expenditure of £593,377. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £111,236, which is higher than the stated policy target of approximately £49,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TREE LIFE CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TREE LIFE CLUB as a grant recipient include BROOM FOUNDATION, MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST, BEAULAND LIMITED, OUR KIDS, PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30k
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2025£15krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2024£13krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
OUR KIDSFY2022£4k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£2k
OUR KIDSFY2024£1k
OUR KIDSFY2023—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kHealthy Eating and Keep Fit Breakfast Club
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2022£10kMTW - Music Therapy Works
Sport England30/03/2022£10kJubilee Fund - Fun and Love the Water
The National Lottery Community Fund05/02/2021£10kEmotional welfare
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2020£9k"COVID19: Tree Life Club"
UK government24/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2019£10kBIG in Mental Health @ TLC
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/03/2018£63k"Jewish customs, cultures and backgrounds"
Sport England22/01/2018£10kCycling for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2016£9kCelebrating & Building on our successful project!
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2016£10kBLAST - Breakfast Learning Activities & Skills Together
Sport England05/08/2014£10kDeveloping A Sporting Habit (DASH)
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2014£10kWoodworking design
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2013£10kVocational skills at Tree Life
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2011£10kVocational Skills @ Treelife
UK government—£10kALB-Cycling for LIFE