LIVING VITAL

Registered charity 1192957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMON GROUND

Living Vital offers a safe welcoming space in nature where anyone can come to learn about organic food growing, permaculture principles, basic woodwork, nutrition and cooking. We are building a community connecting local people with refugees and migrants and growing produce for food banks. We offer people the chance to deepen their connection with their bodies, the natural world and each other.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for Living Vital for the year ended 31 January 2025 have been subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounting records were not kept properly or that the accounts did not comply with applicable regulations. The examiner reported having no concerns requiring further attention to enable a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Living Vital (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£58k£39k
31/01/2024£25k£32k
31/01/2023£28k£28k
31/01/2022£28k£15k

Common questions

Is LIVING VITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for Living Vital for the year ended 31 January 2025 have been subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounting records were not kept properly or that the accounts did not comply with applicable regulations. The examiner reported having no concerns requiring further attention to enable a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVING VITAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVING VITAL as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/01/2026£28k"Living Heritage: Preserving Traditional Knowledge Through Community Connection"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2024£20kCommunity growing together
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£9kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£10kCommon Ground