GOING FOR BUST

Registered charity 1151515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity operates in Dorset and Hampshire, operating 13 Charity Shops.The profits of which are used to help and support those who have, or have had Breast Cancer.ie equipment needed in Hospitals that would not have been supplied by the NHS.The Charity has also set up it's own Breast Cancer Support Centre in Wimborne, where financial help and advice can be given regarding post op wigs/bras

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total group reserves are £933,889, with free reserves of £267,658, which management and trustees consider sufficient to deliver objectives for the next 12 months. The charity generated a net income of £101,248 for the year, primarily supported by its trading subsidiary, although profits were adversely affected by rising utilities and overheads. The trustees note that future financial performance may be impacted by rising costs, including taxes and the living wage.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Going for Bust Trading income (97% of income)
“Going for Bust Trading income 4 1,169,441 - 1,169,441 1,161,620” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A trustee received payments for repair and maintenance works made through the subsidiary trading company totaling £1,402.
“During the year ended 31 March 2025, a trustee received payments for repair and maintenance works made through the subsidiary trading company. Transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025 totalled £1,402 (2024: £915) of which £nil (2024: £nil) remained payable at the year end.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee received payments for repair and maintenance works made through the subsidiary trading company.
“During the year ended 31 March 2025, a trustee received payments for repair and maintenance works made through the subsidiary trading company. Transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025 totalled £1,402 (2024: £915) of which £nil (2024: £nil) remained payable at the year end.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Going For Bust Trading Limited
“The Charity has a Trading Subsidiary, Going For Bust Trading Limited (Co no. 08673205), which runs Retail outlets throughout Dorset and West Hampshire.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

GOING FOR BUST TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.2m
  • Profit before tax: £11k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £90k
  • Amount owed to parent charity: £81,655
“During the year Going for Bust Trading Limited donated profits of £90,426 (2024: £129,077) to the companies parent charity ‘Going for Bust.' Charity No. 1151515.”

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £5k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£268k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.0m£797k

Common questions

Is GOING FOR BUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total group reserves are £933,889, with free reserves of £267,658, which management and trustees consider sufficient to deliver objectives for the next 12 months. The charity generated a net income of £101,248 for the year, primarily supported by its trading subsidiary, although profits were adversely affected by rising utilities and overheads. The trustees note that future financial performance may be impacted by rising costs, including taxes and the living wage. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HULL AND EAST RIDING BREAST FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GOING FOR BUST£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
HULL AND EAST RIDING BREAST FRIENDS FY2025£141k£38,379.270unclear—no doubt
BREAST CANCER KENT FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
BREAST CANCER NOW FY2025£59.3m——unclear—no doubt

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