LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1174792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£846k

Latest spending

£742k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £103,943 for the 15-month period ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £846,293 and total expenditure of £742,350. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £35,435, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000 during the 15 month period” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000 during the 15 month period” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £35k)

“the Trustees had previously identified a reserves target of 3 months’ unrestricted/Core expenditure” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Legacy of War Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£846k

Total spending

£742k

Cost of raising funds

£35k

Reserves (reported)

£35k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Iain Overton
LAUREN BELOTE FELTON
Leslie-Ann Knott
NICK STAINTHORPE
Peter Anthony Flynn
Salvatore Petrone · trustee of 2 other charities
Shehan Peter Hettiaratchy
Vivienne Ann Jennifer Guinness

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Angola · Bangladesh · Cambodia · Colombia · Congo · Iraq · Laos · Lebanon · Rwanda · Syria · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£846k	£742k
31/12/2023	£636k	£492k
31/12/2022	£845k	£579k
31/12/2021	£299k	£274k
31/12/2020	£92k	£90k

Common questions

Is LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £103,943 for the 15-month period ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £846,293 and total expenditure of £742,350. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £35,435, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£15k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	International
The Ashley Family Foundation	FY2022	£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED	1	£929k
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£677k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£323k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£219k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CSJ FOUNDATION.

THE CSJ FOUNDATION income £2.1m
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO income £424k
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION income £101k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION income £186k
THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION income £520k
MW (RH) FOUNDATION income £490k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION	£846k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CSJ FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO FY2025	£424k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025	£101k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION FY2025	£520k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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