STRING OF PEARLS
Registered charity 1174479 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
By making grants to educational institutes,disadvantage people, people in poverty and for young people to develop important life skills, mainly in London.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £64,001 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £219,390 to £155,389. The charity holds no restricted funds and has negative net current assets of £34,881, indicating current liabilities exceed current assets. Despite the deficit, the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, and the trustees have adopted standard accounting practices without admitting late filing or other governance failures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£667
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 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 (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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Essex · Hackney · Haringey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STRING OF PEARLS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £64,001 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £219,390 to £155,389. The charity holds no restricted funds and has negative net current assets of £34,881, indicating current liabilities exceed current assets. Despite the deficit, the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention, and the trustees have adopted standard accounting practices without admitting late filing or other governance failures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds STRING OF PEARLS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STRING OF PEARLS as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED, R S CHARITABLE TRUST, BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED, THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST.
Known funders
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