LET'S TAKE OFF LTD.

Registered charity 1201444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Vision: To build a world where every child and young person who has lost a parent can find hope, joy, and resilience.Mission: Transform the lives of orphaned and disadvantaged children and young people by providing meaningful recreational opportunities, emotional and peer support, companionship, and food assistance.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A PARENT THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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

Causes: Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have improved from a deficit of £2,607 to a surplus of £5,336, resulting in total net assets of £8,836. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from donations aggregated £26,550”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months (held: £5k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level which the trustees deem appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next three to six months.” — 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£27k£15k
30/04/2024£6k£13k

Common questions

Is LET'S TAKE OFF LTD. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have improved from a deficit of £2,607 to a surplus of £5,336, resulting in total net assets of £8,836. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£20kLost (family) and Found (support)
Sport England17/11/2025£11kFrom Pain to Power