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71BLUE

Registered charity 1206139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant Giving

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£965k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £915,785, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £150,000 to £200,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no pension liabilities, no employees, and incurred total expenditure of only £49,243 against income of £965,028, resulting in a substantial surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to twelve months of operational costs, equivalent to a range of £150,000 to £200,000 (held: £916k)
“Unrestricted reserves are set to cover between six to twelve months of operational costs, equivalent to a range of £150,000 to £200,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated £40,058
“During the period, the charity received £40,058 in donations from the trustees without any conditions attached.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£965k
Total spending
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£916k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~223.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Italy · Maldives · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£965k£49k

Common questions

Is 71BLUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £915,785, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £150,000 to £200,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no pension liabilities, no employees, and incurred total expenditure of only £49,243 against income of £965,028, resulting in a substantial surplus. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds 71BLUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 71BLUE as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£825kEnvironment and Animal Welfare

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
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION1£40k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BLAIR TRUST FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
71BLUE£965k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
SAVE ONE LIFE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST FY2024£190k—0unclear—no doubt

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