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SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES

Registered charity 1183651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is the advancement of education, in particular but without limitation:(a) of young people and people who work with young people, predominantly in the UK;(b) through facilitating dialogue with regards to diverse narratives on the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its resolution; and(c) through teaching conflict resolution skills.

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Latest income
£590k
Latest spending
£623k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £33,375 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditure of £623,268 against income of £590,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £131,376, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide financial security into the current financial year and beyond.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of recurring expenditure (approximately £100,000–£120,000) (held: £131k)
“The intention of the Trustees is to maintain free reserves at three to six months of recurring expenditure (approximately £100,000–£120,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£590k
Total spending
£623k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£131k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£590k£623k
31/08/2024£593k£541k
31/08/2023£367k£357k
31/08/2022£261k£311k
31/08/2021£390k£329k

Common questions

Is SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £33,375 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditure of £623,268 against income of £590,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £131,376, which the trustees consider sufficient to provide financial security into the current financial year and beyond. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES as a grant recipient include DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST, LARA ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE RAYNE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£300kEducational Funding
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£160kCore funding
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£120kCore funding renewal
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£60kGeneral charitable funding
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50kGeneral charitable funding
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2025£45kSocial Service
LARA ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£45k
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2023£45kTowards a youth education programme that aims to provide a safe space and the skills for young people to discuss their views and learn about the IsraeliPalestin
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£40kTowards core costs.
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2025£23k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kTowards the youth Education programme.
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£16kEducational Funding
LARA ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2022£10k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2023£10kSocial Service
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£0
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2024—Social Service

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)01/09/2022£30kGrant to Solutions Not Sides

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION1£502k
MISSION441£166k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£20k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£18k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FORGOTTEN UMMAH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES£590k—0unclear—no doubt
FORGOTTEN UMMAH FY2023£530k—0unclear—no doubt
CORE & CO FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
JCD FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAMP FY2024£678kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
CLASS 13 CIO FY2025£334k—0unclear—no doubt

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