SETTLE SUPPORT

Registered charity 1162399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Settle designs and delivers support programmes to vulnerable young people in London. We deliver group and 1:1 support that equips young people with the skills needed to manage their money, health and home.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £109,168 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £767,848. This reserve level is equivalent to 5.7 months of expenditure, which the trustees consider reasonable and within their stated policy range of 4-6 months. The charity's total net assets increased to £1,056,180, reflecting a stable financial position despite increased expenditure on delivery.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £70,000-80,000 (2024/25: one employee earned between £60,000-70,000).” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £70,000-80,000 (2024/25: one employee earned between £60,000-70,000).” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £768k)
“The unrestricted reserves position of £767,848, equivalent to 5.7 months of expenditure, is within the 4-6 month range and £42,152 below the £810,000 target.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee, a Settle Programme graduate, received £812 for participation in Community & Advocacy related activities.
“During the year one trustee, a Settle Programme graduate, received £812 for participation in Settle Community & Advocacy related activities (2024/25: one trustee, a Settle Programme graduate, received £48 for participation in an alumni activity).” — page 30
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Settle (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£212k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 15.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2025£1.2m£984k
31/03/2024£885k£787k
31/03/2023£760k£678k
31/03/2022£578k£516k

Common questions

Is SETTLE SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £109,168 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £767,848. This reserve level is equivalent to 5.7 months of expenditure, which the trustees consider reasonable and within their stated policy range of 4-6 months. The charity's total net assets increased to £1,056,180, reflecting a stable financial position despite increased expenditure on delivery. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SETTLE SUPPORT earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds SETTLE SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SETTLE SUPPORT as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE TOLKIEN TRUST, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2022£125k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALESFY2022£100kGeneral Support
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2023£77k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60kGeneral charitable funding
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50kGeneral charitable funding
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2024£40k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALESFY2023£33kGrant paid in 2022 (final payment of extended grant)
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2023£25k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£22kSettle programme for care experienced young people
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£17kPool/Fast Track
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2021£15k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£2k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greenwood Place01/07/2025£100kGrant to Settle
Greenwood Place01/04/2025£50kGrant to Settle
Greenwood Place01/07/2024£100kGrant to Settle
Greenwood Place01/04/2024£50kGrant to Settle
Greenwood Place01/01/2024£75kGrant to Settle
Greenwood Place15/10/2022£40kGrant to Settle Support
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£500kSustainably scaling Settle to prevent youth homelessness
Greenwood Place27/11/2021£10kGrant to Settle Support
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2020£92kSettle Covid-19 Response

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SETTLE SUPPORT£1.3m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SETTLED FY2025£626k——unclear—no doubt
SETTLE AREA SWIMMING POOL FY2026£659k—0above—no doubt
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
TEEN CRISIS UK FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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