STAND BY ME

Registered charity 1185124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIDS ALIVE, KIDS ALIVE UK · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £3,047,772, with total expenditure of £3,014,959, resulting in a net surplus of £32,813. The charity holds total funds of £1,986,777, comprising £968,077 in unrestricted funds and £1,018,700 in restricted funds. The Trustees report adequate liquidity cover, with unrestricted cash and readily realisable assets sufficient to finance 3.4 months of budgeted operating costs.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee received remuneration over £60,000 in 2024
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 to 12 months of budgeted operating costs (held: £968k)
Trustees have also decided that, at all times, cash and realisable assets should be maintained to finance a minimum of 3 months and not more than 12 months of budgeted operating costs.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper & Co.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stand by Me (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£105k
Reserves (reported)
£275k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Burma · Colombia · Dominican Republic · Ethiopia · India · Kenya · Moldova · Nepal · Romania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.0m£3.0m
31/12/2023£2.8m£3.0m
31/12/2022£2.6m£2.8m
31/12/2021£2.6m£2.4m
31/12/2020£2.5m£1.9m

Common questions

Is STAND BY ME financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year was £3,047,772, with total expenditure of £3,014,959, resulting in a net surplus of £32,813. The charity holds total funds of £1,986,777, comprising £968,077 in unrestricted funds and £1,018,700 in restricted funds. The Trustees report adequate liquidity cover, with unrestricted cash and readily realisable assets sufficient to finance 3.4 months of budgeted operating costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper & Co.

Who funds STAND BY ME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STAND BY ME as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£55k

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