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THE AMOS BURSARY

Registered charity 1185117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£782k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £285,691 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £1,067,909. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,772,723, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding at least 12 months' worth of operational expenditure. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet its commitments.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 12 months’ worth of operational and programme expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“The current policy is to hold at least 12 months’ worth of operational and programme expenditure in unrestricted reserves.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Adomako Basoah & Co..

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Amos Bursary (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£782k
Cost of raising funds
£155k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~42.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£782k
31/12/2023£651k£597k
31/12/2022£1.1m£535k
31/12/2021£949k£328k
31/12/2020£1.5m£166k

Common questions

Is THE AMOS BURSARY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £285,691 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £1,067,909. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,772,723, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding at least 12 months' worth of operational expenditure. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet its commitments. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Adomako Basoah & Co..

Who funds THE AMOS BURSARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AMOS BURSARY as a grant recipient include BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION, THE PWC FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£60k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£31k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2024£31k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k

Funders of similar charities

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E B M CHARITABLE TRUST1£147k
ANJUMAN-E-ZAINEE (CROYDON)1£112k
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION1£24k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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