LIVES NOT KNIVES

Registered charity 1153634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LNK

Act as a resource for young people (up to 24) living in Croydon, London and the surrounding areas. We provide advice and assistance as well as organise programmes as a means of: a) helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; b) advancing education; c) relieving unemployment

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £107,445 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £414,895 to £307,450. The trustees report that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with unrestricted funds of £286,677 and restricted funds of £20,773.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Monica Beckleschair
• Charandeep Kaur Khaira
• Christine Williams
• Kate Newton
• Rahim Hirji
• Walter Verkaik

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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