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THE GLOBAL FUND FOR FORGOTTEN PEOPLE, ORDER OF MALTA

Registered charity 1148427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Fund makes grants to projects which reach out directly to people who would otherwise be forgotten, and raises awareness of and support for issues that have fallen under the radar of public concern. In addition the Fund delivers non-financial, capacity-building support to its partner charities and grantees.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£15k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased normal operations in 2023 and is in a transitional state towards closure, expected in 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity had sufficient unrestricted resources to maintain its existence until the completion of final terms, supported by interest on the Permanent Endowment and a donation from its dissolved US entity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Total income 87,324 (41,210) - 46,114 262,923” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Fund and the US entity (Global Fund for Forgotten People Inc.) recharged administrative expenses. In 2024, expenses incurred by the Fund on behalf of the US Fund were $nil, and expenses incurred by the US Fund on behalf of the Fund were $nil.
“Administrative and overhead expenses were re-charged between the two entities on a recurring basis. The expenses incurred by the Fund on behalf of the US Fund were $nil (2023: $28,175) for the year ended 31 December 2024. The expenses incurred by the US Fund on behalf of the Fund were $nil (2023: $15,032) for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richardsons. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£117k
Reserves (reported)
£780k
Employees
7

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 4.2% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · France · Georgia · Germany · Hong Kong · Lebanon · Lithuania · Mauritius · Oxfordshire · Poland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£15k£1.1m
31/12/2024£40k£106k
31/12/2023£211k£1.2m
31/12/2022£2.8m£3.1m
31/12/2021£2.3m£2.5m

Common questions

Is THE GLOBAL FUND FOR FORGOTTEN PEOPLE, ORDER OF MALTA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased normal operations in 2023 and is in a transitional state towards closure, expected in 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity had sufficient unrestricted resources to maintain its existence until the completion of final terms, supported by interest on the Permanent Endowment and a donation from its dissolved US entity. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Richardsons.