JUST LIKE US
Registered charity 1165194 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JLU
Just Like Us sends recent LGBT school leavers into schools to give talks and workshops that champion LGBT equality and challenge prejudice. Our national initiative, School Diversity Week, empowers pupils to run events that tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. We also train teachers to support students in establishing Pride Groups, student-led clubs for LGBT students and allies.
Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £510,856, representing approximately 5 months of expenditure, which is below its aspirational policy target of 6 months but above the minimum of 3 months. The charity reported a surplus of £39,359 for the year, supported by a cash balance of £357,935, indicating adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £511k; policy: aspirational target of 6 months’ and a minimum of 3 months’ expenditure)
“Against budgeted expenditure of £1,168,472 for the 2025-26 financial year, free reserves represented around 5 months of expenditure at 31 August 2025. The trustees are therefore satisfied with the level of reserves held, while also aiming to increase this over the course of the 2025-26 year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations from trustees.
“In the year, the charity received unrestricted donations totalling £11,941 from trustees. There were no attached conditions.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Just Like Us (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£250k
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 21.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Christina Paouroschair
- Cheyeanne Henderson
- Gillian Bowen · trustee of 2 other charities
- Natasha Isobel Christie-Miller
- Niels Pedersen · trustee of 2 other charities
- Owen Joseph Francis
- Rory Smith
- Sal Francis Morton
- Tom Adams
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is JUST LIKE US financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £510,856, representing approximately 5 months of expenditure, which is below its aspirational policy target of 6 months but above the minimum of 3 months. The charity reported a surplus of £39,359 for the year, supported by a cash balance of £357,935, indicating adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds JUST LIKE US?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JUST LIKE US as a grant recipient include THE JOHN BROWNE CHARITABLE TRUST, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, John Lewis Partnership Foundation, WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.
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