IGNITE LIFE

Registered charity 1181408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £234,949 against expenditure of £133,016, resulting in a surplus. Free reserves held at the end of the period were £9,248, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' estimated running costs. The trustees note that the charity operates on a model with no financial commitments until funding is secured, keeping the risk of income disruption relatively low.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
Reserves amount: £9,248 — page 18
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ignite Life (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£140k£128k
31/12/2023£235k£133k
31/12/2022£130k£83k
31/12/2021£65k£47k
31/12/2020£35k£11k

Common questions

Is IGNITE LIFE financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year was £234,949 against expenditure of £133,016, resulting in a surplus. Free reserves held at the end of the period were £9,248, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' estimated running costs. The trustees note that the charity operates on a model with no financial commitments until funding is secured, keeping the risk of income disruption relatively low.

Who funds IGNITE LIFE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IGNITE LIFE as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£25kProject Funding
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£20kCounselling and mental health support for disadvantaged young people

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