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STAND

Registered charity 1158697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEGS 4 AFRICA · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £84,407 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £70,087, which is below the stated policy target of £100,000–£120,000, though the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£81k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 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: Benin · Ghana · Kenya · Liberia · Rwanda · Senegal · Tanzania · The Gambia · Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2024£642k£734k
31/03/2023£597k£671k
31/03/2022£572k£507k
31/03/2021£460k£326k

Common questions

Is STAND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £84,407 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £70,087, which is below the stated policy target of £100,000–£120,000, though the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STAND as a grant recipient include THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION, THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k

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
CRODA FOUNDATION1£398k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES1£75k
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£65k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£55k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£50k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£15k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£10k

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