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LASTING LIFE THE SIMON MACCORKINDALE LEGACY

Registered charity 1176917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lasting Life's mission is to improve the quality of life for those dealing with cancer; to help them and their families, provide help in finding or funding, alternative ways to deal with problems faced and meeting their specific needs. This will primarily be achieved through the giving of grants to individuals and / or organisations.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:· THE PROVISION OF FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF CANCER RELATED HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL WELFARE. · THE PROVISION OF FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF HELP IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,666, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £46,965. The trustees consider these reserves to be in line with their policy of retaining sufficient funds to maintain and develop charitable activities. The charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves both to maintain current levels as well as further develop charitable activities (held: £47k)
“The Trustees aim to retain sufficient reserves both to maintain current levels as well as further develop charitable activities. The trustees consider reserves held at the reporting date of £46,965 (2024: £10,299) to be in line with this policy.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity's activities were transacted through the bank account of its subsidiary, Lasting Life International Limited. At the reporting date the charity was owed £29,002 (2024: £6,826), representing the bank balance.
“The charity's activities were transacted through the bank account of its subsidiary, Lasting Life International Limited. At the reporting date the charity was owed £29,002 (2024: £6,826), representing the bank balance.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
31/01/2025£83k£46k
31/01/2024£21k£15k
31/01/2023£47k£44k
31/01/2022£35k£34k
31/01/2021£33k£42k

Common questions

Is LASTING LIFE THE SIMON MACCORKINDALE LEGACY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,666, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £46,965. The trustees consider these reserves to be in line with their policy of retaining sufficient funds to maintain and develop charitable activities. The charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.