MIDLAND LANGAR SEVA SOCIETY
Registered charity 1156965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
A charity which helps by providing hot meals, clothing and essentials by setting up mobile soup kitchens at various locations throughout the UK & internationally. We provide relief for those experiencing humanitarian disasters and offer services from our community hub for children, families & people dealing with social, emotional, mental & physical disabilities offering gym and boxing facilities.
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,138 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £444,617 to £429,479. The trustees confirm that cash balances and reserves remain sufficient to continue current activities for at least two months in the event of a significant drop in funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two months (held: £429k)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should equate to an amount that would enable the charity to continue its current activities for at least two months in the event of a significant drop in funding.” — page 6
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 — Midland langar Seva Society (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Bournemouth · Cardiff · Coventry City · Germany · India · Leicester City · Northamptonshire · Sandwell · Thailand · Throughout London · Walsall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIDLAND LANGAR SEVA SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,138 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £444,617 to £429,479. The trustees confirm that cash balances and reserves remain sufficient to continue current activities for at least two months in the event of a significant drop in funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MIDLAND LANGAR SEVA SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIDLAND LANGAR SEVA SOCIETY as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION, THE STONEYGATE TRUST.
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