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THORNBURY & DISTRICT LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

Registered charity 1188291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Thornbury & District League of Friends will give grants to organisations in Thornbury and surrounding parishes, who work with people with health-related and wellbeing needs, diagnosed or otherwise, where such assistance is not typically provided through the NHS.

Objects

The relief of those in need, (both physical and mental) by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage for people of all ages in Thornbury and surrounding parishes through the provision of practical help and support.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £510,306, which is an increase from the previous year's balance of £497,545. The trustees report that the systems in place and reserves held are adequate to mitigate major risks, and the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: All reserves are held for future expenditure on the Principal Objects of the Trust, with adequate reserves retained in the Trust Rathbones Investment Management and the Trust Business Reserve account to meet any specific near term needs identified by the Trustees. (reserves figure: £510k)
“All reserves are held for future expenditure on the Principal Objects of the Trust, with adequate reserves retained in the Trust Rathbones Investment Management and the Trust Business Reserve account to meet any specific near term needs identified by the Trustees.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£45k£33k
30/09/2024£54k£21k
30/09/2023£26k£28k
30/09/2022£10k£22k
30/09/2021£51k£9k

Common questions

Is THORNBURY & DISTRICT LEAGUE OF FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £510,306, which is an increase from the previous year's balance of £497,545. The trustees report that the systems in place and reserves held are adequate to mitigate major risks, and the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 PILMUIR ESTATE1£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TENBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THORNBURY & DISTRICT LEAGUE OF FRIENDS£45k—0above—no doubt
TENBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£62k——above—no doubt
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£547k——above—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE TOTNES AND DISTRICT HOSPITALS FY2025£157k——unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF TEDDINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt

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