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TESTLANDS

Registered charity 1195023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHAMPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £540,142.60 at the end of the financial year, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £219,960.45. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The charity was entitled to and granted exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Testlands CIO (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£226k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 13.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.4m
31/12/2023£621k£418k
31/12/2022£97k£82k

Common questions

Is TESTLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £540,142.60 at the end of the financial year, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £219,960.45. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. The charity was entitled to and granted exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HESTERS WAY PARTNERSHIP LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TESTLANDS£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
HESTERS WAY PARTNERSHIP LTD FY2025£515k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE SOUTHERN QUARTER DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£119k—0below—material uncertainty
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£7.6m——below—no doubt
WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0unclear—no doubt

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