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THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL

Registered charity 1148976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group's and parent charitable company's affairs. The independent auditors concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue operating for at least twelve months.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lord Mayor's Appeal (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£443k
Reserves (reported)
£220k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2024£1.8m£2.0m
30/11/2023£2.8m£3.1m
30/11/2022£2.2m£2.2m
30/11/2021£2.9m£2.5m
30/11/2020£2.4m£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group's and parent charitable company's affairs. The independent auditors concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue operating for at least twelve months. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Who funds THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL as a grant recipient include THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND (1992), The Goldsmiths' Foundation, THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY, THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND (1992)FY2023£110k
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2023£10k
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITYFY2025£10k
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2FY2026£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2023£4k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable TrustFY2023£2k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAVIORS' CHARITYFY2022£2k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
ESHARELIFE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITYFY2024£2k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY)FY2025£1k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITYFY2024£1k
WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY)FY2023£1k
ESHARELIFE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY)FY2022£1k
ESHARELIFE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIESFY2023£1k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITYFY2023£1k
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£500
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Portal Trust2£103k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST2£27k
THE BERKELEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£435k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED1£77k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£75k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£50k
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

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