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THE CLEWER INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1186900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Combatting modern slavery and human trafficking

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Latest income
£347k
Latest spending
£141k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity moved from a deficit position to holding unrestricted reserves of £205,729, which exceeds its stated minimum policy target of £10,000. The trustees determined that this level of reserves is suitable to support planned activity and maintain a buffer against future financial uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £206k)
“The trustees have set the minimum level of free reserves as £10,000” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income from The Community of St John Baptist General Purposes CIO, a charity where two trustees also serve.
“During the year the charity received grant income of of £158,279 (2024: £546,000) from CSJB. All transactions were carried out at arms length.”
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 05/04/2024)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£551k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£347k£141k
05/04/2024£547k£551k
05/04/2023£831k£832k
05/04/2022£251k£246k
05/04/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE CLEWER INITIATIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity moved from a deficit position to holding unrestricted reserves of £205,729, which exceeds its stated minimum policy target of £10,000. The trustees determined that this level of reserves is suitable to support planned activity and maintain a buffer against future financial uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CLEWER INITIATIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CLEWER INITIATIVE as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN BAPTIST GENERAL PURPOSES CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN BAPTIST GENERAL PURPOSES CIOFY2023£630kEradicating modern day slavery
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN BAPTIST GENERAL PURPOSES CIOFY2024£547kEradicating modern day slavery
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN BAPTIST GENERAL PURPOSES CIOFY2022£350kSupport of charitable activities
THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN BAPTIST GENERAL PURPOSES CIOFY2025£158kEradicating modern day slavery

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
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£246k
ROSCA TRUST1£132k
THE TOY TRUST1£86k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION1£37k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£25k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST1£7k
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST1£70

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DOW CLEWER FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CLEWER INITIATIVE£347k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DOW CLEWER FOUNDATION FY2024£258k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FREEDOM FUND UK FY2024£3.7m——above—no doubt
MARGARET CLITHEROW TRUST FY2025£294k—0unclear—no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025£772k——above—no doubt
THE SLAVANKA TRUST FY2024£173k—0unclear—no doubt

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