BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN

Registered charity 1172293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We enable hope, rehabilitation and recovery amongst those who have been victims or perpetrators of offences. Our mentoring, psychotherapy and restorative justice programmes are delivered amongst children, young people and adults in custodial and community settings, mainly in London and the South East of England.

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Latest income
£823k
Latest spending
£756k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £67,523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total fund balances to £225,454. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves of £183,102 held against a policy target of two to four months of expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two to four months (held: £183k)
“We have calculated an appropriate reserves range for our organisation of between 2 months (minimum level) and 4 months (maximum level).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Belong: Making Justice Happen (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£824k
Total spending
£756k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£145k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£823k£756k
31/03/2024£724k£730k
31/03/2023£691k£640k
31/03/2022£510k£517k
31/03/2021£459k£413k

Common questions

Is BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £67,523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total fund balances to £225,454. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves of £183,102 held against a policy target of two to four months of expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, THE TRESANTON TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£68kCriminal Justice
THE TRESANTON TRUSTFY2022£50kSocial justice & poverty
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£19k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£17kFast Track
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£17k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2025£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kCompassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2026£20kRestorative Justice at Growth Spur
A B Charitable Trust16/12/2024£19kA grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
UK government03/01/2024£32kEast of England Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government02/01/2024£10kEast of England Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
A B Charitable Trust12/10/2023£19kA grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
City Bridge Foundation02/08/2023£160kGrant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£194kPrison Life and New Achievements (PLAN A)
A B Charitable Trust06/10/2022£17kA grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£6kBuilding Belong's Online Community
A B Charitable Trust22/04/2021£15kA grant to Belong: Making Justice Happen
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£150kBelong: Making Justice Happen

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 TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN£823k——unclear—no doubt
TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD FY2024£499k—0below—no doubt
WE BELONG FY2025£628k—0below—no doubt
PROGRESS TO CHANGE FY2025£2.5m—0within—no doubt
THE HAMPTON TRUST (HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT) FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
CARE AFTER COMBAT FY2025£973k—0unclear—no doubt

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