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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY

Registered charity 225348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY LIMITED · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£4.8m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £2.35m are below the stated policy target of £1 million, although the Board considers this sufficient to support operations. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, driven by planned investments in services and high property refurbishment costs, but maintains a strong asset base including £23.985m in investment property.

What the accounts disclose

Pension scheme deficit: £24k
“Other creditors include £23,780 of pension liability to personal pension plans (2024: £23,255).” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Poppy Factory (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£4.8m
Total spending
£5.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£4.8m£5.4m
30/09/2024£4.6m£4.9m
30/09/2023£4.5m£5.2m
30/09/2022£4.1m£4.7m
30/09/2021£4.1m£4.7m

Common questions

Is ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves of £2.35m are below the stated policy target of £1 million, although the Board considers this sufficient to support operations. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, driven by planned investments in services and high property refurbishment costs, but maintains a strong asset base including £23.985m in investment property. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY as a grant recipient include THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ASTOR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2025£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

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