BOXES OF BASICS

Registered charity 1186215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD PACKAGES AND/OR GRANTS OF MONEY.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £71,995.65, which the trustees consider to be in accordance with their policy of maintaining reserves between three months and one year of running costs. The independent examiner issued an unqualified report, noting no matters requiring attention or compliance failures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs and up to one year’s running costs (held: £72k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity at a level of at least three months running costs and up to one year’s running costs.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

USHER MANNchair
Raizel Stern
Yosef Goldberg

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£99k	£89k
31/05/2024	£121k	£61k
31/05/2023	£81k	£56k
31/05/2022	£84k	£66k
31/05/2021	£136k	£199k

Common questions

Is BOXES OF BASICS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £71,995.65, which the trustees consider to be in accordance with their policy of maintaining reserves between three months and one year of running costs. The independent examiner issued an unqualified report, noting no matters requiring attention or compliance failures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOXES OF BASICS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOXES OF BASICS as a grant recipient include SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, BELVEDERE TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Grant paid or payable
BELVEDERE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k	Disadvantaged
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£250
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£200

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/08/2023	£10k	Affording Is Rewarding
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/04/2022	£9k	70 years—70 acts of kindness—7 celebrations
London Borough of Hackney	08/12/2021	£5k	Grant to Boxes of Basics
Hackney Council	08/12/2021	£5k	Grant to Boxes of Basics
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/07/2021	£10k	Guiding: not merely providing
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£10k	Uniting within Social Distancing
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2020	£1k	Community Culture Even