LITTLE LIVES UK

Registered charity 1171884 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Little Lives UK empowers disadvantaged children and young people by providing free mental health support and donating devices for education. We also promote sustainability by encouraging donations of unwanted items to help create a greener world.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £71,800 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £1,481,273 and expenditure of £1,409,473. Unrestricted reserves stood at £687,401, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £225,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £89,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Two employees received emoluments within the range £80,000 to £89,999” — page 28
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two employees received emoluments within the range £80,000 to £89,999” — page 28
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Little Lives UK Trading Ltd
“The charity's wholly owned trading subsidiary, Little Lives UK Trading Ltd” — page 25
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. 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 — Little Lives UK (matched by registered charity number).

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
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£687k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (94% 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: 79.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2022£199k£113k

Common questions

Is LITTLE LIVES UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £71,800 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £1,481,273 and expenditure of £1,409,473. Unrestricted reserves stood at £687,401, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £225,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of LITTLE LIVES UK earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £89,999 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LITTLE LIVES UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE LIVES UK as a grant recipient include THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

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 LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LITTLE LIVES UK£1.5m£80,000 - £89,9992unclear—no doubt
LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLELIFTS FY2025£777k—0above—no doubt
LIVNOS BAYIS LIMITED FY2024£162k—0below—no doubt
LITTLE VILLAGE FY2025£4.0m——within—no doubt
SUPPORTING LIVES FY2024£103k—0unclear—no doubt

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