THE LOWDOWN
Registered charity 1197273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Lowdown is a Mental Health Charity, providing free and confidential support services for 8- 25 year olds in Northamptonshire. Our services include Counselling, Information, Guidance, Wellbeing, LGBTQIA, Youth Groups and Sexual Health.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £1.9m, driven by capital grants, while unrestricted funds rose to £621k. Staff costs increased by 15% to £883k, and fixed assets grew significantly due to a new building extension. The charity reports that cash balances are well managed at £876k.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“The accounts therefore show that total income amounted to £1.9m, a substantial increase on the previous year of £1.4m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lowdown (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Postcode Places Trust — “Postcode Places Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Our organisation received £25,000 f…” (source page)
- People's Postcode Lottery — “Postcode Places Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Our organisation received £25,000 f…” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- STEPHEN EDMONDSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Alice Smyth
- Alisa Moore
- Andre Gore
- Brendan Dunphy
- Claire Harisson-Breed
- Damon Boughen · trustee of 3 other charities
- Will White
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE LOWDOWN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1.9m, driven by capital grants, while unrestricted funds rose to £621k. Staff costs increased by 15% to £883k, and fixed assets grew significantly due to a new building extension. The charity reports that cash balances are well managed at £876k.
Who funds THE LOWDOWN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LOWDOWN as a grant recipient include THE WILSON FOUNDATION, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, DAVID LAING FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
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