Count Us In

Registered charity 1195686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FUTURE STEWARDS FOUNDATION (PREVIOUSLY LEADERS? QUEST FOUNDATION), Future Stewards Foundation, LEADERS' QUEST FOUNDATION

Count Us In has the following charitable Objects: 1. Advance education 2. Relieve poverty by supporting such charitable causes as the trustees may from time to time determine 3. Promote sustainable development through: The preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources; The relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £2,749,601 from £1,635,679 in the prior year, driven by grants and consultancy income. Free reserves rose to £587,883, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £250,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £250,000 to provide at least 3 months of running costs plus wind up costs (held: £588k)
“The Trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves at a level of at least £250,000 to provide at least 3 months of running costs plus wind up costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Staff costs recharged from connected company
“The Charity benefits from certain staff time donated by connected companies including Leaders' Quest Limited. During the period staff costs and expenses were recharged to the Charity, totalling £131,184 (2023: £483,219). At the year-end £Nil (2023: £25,385) was owed to Leaders' Quest Limited.” — page 29
“The Charity works with LQ Foundation USA (formerly Future Stewards) to raise funds and facilitate grants. The Charity received funding from LQ Foundation USA totalling £1,620,000 (2023: £43,836). At the year end, £793,282 (March 2023: £Nil) was due to the Charity.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funding received from connected foundation
“The Charity benefits from certain staff time donated by connected companies including Leaders' Quest Limited. During the period staff costs and expenses were recharged to the Charity, totalling £131,184 (2023: £483,219). At the year-end £Nil (2023: £25,385) was owed to Leaders' Quest Limited.” — page 29
“The Charity works with LQ Foundation USA (formerly Future Stewards) to raise funds and facilitate grants. The Charity received funding from LQ Foundation USA totalling £1,620,000 (2023: £43,836). At the year end, £793,282 (March 2023: £Nil) was due to the Charity.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£588k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.8m£2.0m
28/02/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is Count Us In financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £2,749,601 from £1,635,679 in the prior year, driven by grants and consultancy income. Free reserves rose to £587,883, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £250,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds Count Us In?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Count Us In as a grant recipient include THE SEGELMAN TRUST, LTPP, The A and J Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2022£107kGrants to institutions
LTPPFY2024£100k
The A and J Charitable TrustFY2022£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LTPP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Count Us In£2.7m—0above—no doubt
LTPP FY2024£3.1m—0above—no doubt
MAHMUD SABIR MASJID FY2023£248k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£550k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK UK FY2024£3.7m—0below—no doubt
STREET CHILD FY2025£22.3m—12within—no doubt

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