IMAGINE IF TRUST
Registered charity 1147780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Imagine If Trust is a Liverpool based charity working to bring about transformation through a range of community projects. Our aims are to relieve poverty, promote education and strengthen families.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,347 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £48,178. Per the trustees' report, this amount is below the stated reserves policy target of £60,000, although the trustees maintain that the charity remains in a healthy position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £48k; policy: £60k)
“As at the financial year end, the value of unrestricted reserves fell below policy” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A former trustee received remuneration of £14,894.
“A former trustee received remuneration during the year £14,894 (2024 one trustee £37,795) .” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Frontline Trust provided grants to the charity.
“Frontline Trust is an independent charitable company. During the year Frontline Trust has assisted Imagine If Trust by providing grants.” — page 31
“Until 31 December 2024 James Sloan was a trustee and was also employed as CEO of the charity. He is also a trustee of New Hope Trust who are partnering with Imagine If Trust in developing a medical centre in the DRC. Imagine If Trust provided grants (see note 7).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants were provided to New Hope Trust, a charity where former trustee James Sloan serves as a trustee.
“Frontline Trust is an independent charitable company. During the year Frontline Trust has assisted Imagine If Trust by providing grants.” — page 31
“Until 31 December 2024 James Sloan was a trustee and was also employed as CEO of the charity. He is also a trustee of New Hope Trust who are partnering with Imagine If Trust in developing a medical centre in the DRC. Imagine If Trust provided grants (see note 7).” — page 31
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 — Imagine If (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- SAFE FAMILIES — “Imagine If applied and received grant funding for a 5-year project to develop a new service to support local families.” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £172k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Christopher Holcombechair
- Amanda Hargreaves
- James Edward Burch
- Nathan Peter Anderson
- Thomas Duncan Muchiri Baskerville
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IMAGINE IF TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,347 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £48,178. Per the trustees' report, this amount is below the stated reserves policy target of £60,000, although the trustees maintain that the charity remains in a healthy position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IMAGINE IF TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IMAGINE IF TRUST as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, FRONTLINE TRUST, SKELTON BOUNTY, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, CARMEL MAR THOMA CHURCH,LIVERPOOL.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
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