IGNITE LIFE
Registered charity 1181408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Ignite Life acts as an agent for social change, to promote, advance in life, provide for and relieve the needs of young people for the public benefit, with a specific focus on enhancing the social, physical and mental well-being of socially excluded young people, and those in danger of becoming socially excluded young people. Ignite has three main services, mentoring, counselling and food support.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that for the year ended 31 December 2024, the charity reported total income of £138,547 against expenditure of £128,486, resulting in a surplus. The trustees confirm that reserves held were £20,869.39, which aligns with their policy target of holding three months of estimated running costs to protect against disruption.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Principal source of funds secured from grants and charitable trusts.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of estimated running costs (held: £21k)
“We have based our projections for the appropriate number of reserves we require on the basis of estimated running costs for 3 months.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "within" (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ignite Life (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- RICHARD BERRYchair
- Adrian Tomsa
- Ella Pedler
- Sarah Katherine Hoskinson
- WAYNE COCKRAM
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IGNITE LIFE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ended 31 December 2024, the charity reported total income of £138,547 against expenditure of £128,486, resulting in a surplus. The trustees confirm that reserves held were £20,869.39, which aligns with their policy target of holding three months of estimated running costs to protect against disruption.
Who funds IGNITE LIFE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IGNITE LIFE as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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