STRIKE A LIGHT (GLOUCESTER)

Registered charity 1178449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£468k
Latest spending
£418k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £50,066 for the year, which was partly allocated to increase free reserves to £105,000. The trustees report that the organisation has grown its reserves and remains financially viable despite a challenging environment. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£703k
Total spending
£647k
Reserves (reported)
£144k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£468k£418k
31/03/2024£490k£437k
31/03/2023£424k£472k
31/03/2022£703k£647k
31/03/2021£311k£297k

Common questions

Is STRIKE A LIGHT (GLOUCESTER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £50,066 for the year, which was partly allocated to increase free reserves to £105,000. The trustees report that the organisation has grown its reserves and remains financially viable despite a challenging environment. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Who funds STRIKE A LIGHT (GLOUCESTER)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STRIKE A LIGHT (GLOUCESTER) as a grant recipient include THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£250kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£250kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government17/07/2019£87kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2018£444kGloucester Rising