LITTLELIFTS
Registered charity 1170737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
A charity supporting people undergoing treatment for primary and secondary breast cancer.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Little Lifts achieved a surplus of £61,838 in 2025, with total income rising to £777,244. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £251,643, which the trustees consider satisfactory against their policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating sound financial management.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £252k)
“trustees always aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds of at least six months”
Per its FY2025 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).
- Spacemasks — “This is thanks to generous funding from Spacemasks and The Alborada Trust .” (source page)
- The Alborada Trust — “This is thanks to generous funding from Spacemasks and The Alborada Trust .” (source page)
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£173k
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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: 22.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Karyn Maierchair
- Anne-Marie McCarthy
- ELLA WISBEY
- Jill Ward
- Per Hall
- Zoe Hill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LITTLELIFTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Little Lifts achieved a surplus of £61,838 in 2025, with total income rising to £777,244. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £251,643, which the trustees consider satisfactory against their policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating sound financial management. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LITTLELIFTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLELIFTS as a grant recipient include THE ALBORADA TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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