LONDON MINING NETWORK

Registered charity 1159778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LMN

LMN IS AN ALLIANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & SOLIDARITY GROUPS WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & WORKERS, & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING FUTURE GENERATIONS NEEDS) IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD AFFECTED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF MINING COMPANIES BASED IN OR FUNDED FROM LONDON.

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Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£179k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £33,014 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £98,889 and designated reserves of £80,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern for the next 12 to 18 months based on current cash and committed funding. However, the trustees note that the 2025 income budget is a best-case scenario with only £125k of the required £250k confirmed at present.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of normal activity costs (held: £99k)

“We aim to maintain a designated reserves level between a minimum of four months and an optimum level of six months’ normal activity costs.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Richard Solly, LMN Coordinator, is a member of the Community of the Passion, which has a grant-making facility which supports London Mining Network.

“During the financial year ended 31st December 2024 Richard Solly, LMN Coordinator, is a member of the Community of the Passion, a Christian religious community associated with the Congregation of the Passion St Joseph's Province, which has a grant-making facility which supports London Mining Network.” — page 41

“The trustee, Andrew Witmore, is being paid for work on just transition by the member organisation, War on Want.” — page 41

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Andrew Whitmore is being paid for work on just transition by War on Want, a member organisation.

“During the financial year ended 31st December 2024 Richard Solly, LMN Coordinator, is a member of the Community of the Passion, a Christian religious community associated with the Congregation of the Passion St Joseph's Province, which has a grant-making facility which supports London Mining Network.” — page 41

“The trustee, Andrew Witmore, is being paid for work on just transition by the member organisation, War on Want.” — page 41

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Ford Foundation — “We currently receive funding from: The Ford Foundation” (source page)
Network for Social Change — “We also extend our thanks to previous funders, including Network for Social Change” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW GILES LOVELL HICKMAN
Anca Giurgiu
Dorothy Grace Guerrero
PATRICK SCOTT
PETER FRANKENTAL
Sue Willman
Terence Blackman

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£200k	£179k
31/12/2023	£177k	£177k
31/12/2022	£169k	£177k
31/12/2021	£137k	£123k
31/12/2020	£167k	£109k

Common questions

Is LONDON MINING NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £33,014 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £98,889 and designated reserves of £80,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is a going concern for the next 12 to 18 months based on current cash and committed funding. However, the trustees note that the 2025 income budget is a best-case scenario with only £125k of the required £250k confirmed at present. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LONDON MINING NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON MINING NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST, PERSULA FOUNDATION, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£60k	Challenging Mining in the Energy Transition
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£30k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£30k
THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST	FY2021	£28k	London Mining Network
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20k
THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST	FY2023	£20k	Passionist Partner
THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST	FY2022	£20k	Passionist Partners
PERSULA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£18k	Green Planet Pool

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT	1	£188k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£155k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£70k
GLOBAL CANOPY	1	£58k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£35k
HARMONY WITH NATURE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
CHK Foundation	1	£10k
STAPLES TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LTPP.

LTPP income £3.1m
GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK UK income £3.7m
FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME income £9.6m
SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT. income £2.8m
LHA LONDON LTD income £19.8m
TESTLANDS income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON MINING NETWORK	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LTPP FY2024	£3.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK UK FY2024	£3.7m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME FY2025	£9.6m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT. FY2024	£2.8m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LHA LONDON LTD FY2025	£19.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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