THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES

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Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,561 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,749,704 and total expenditure of £1,748,143. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £28,854, which is below the stated policy target of building reserves equivalent to three months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed the group has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £29k)

“Our target is to build reserves equivalent to three months of operating expenditure within the next five years.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Post balance sheet donation from a Trustee

“The charity received a donation of £100,000 from a Trustee after the reporting period.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: subsidiary undertaking

“The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and Consolidated Balance Sheet consolidate the financial statements of the Charity and its subsidiary undertaking.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.7m

Cost of raising funds

£1.7m

Reserves (reported)

£29k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (97% 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: 98.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Lisa Templeton · trustee of 1 other charity
PATRICK RICHARD RENNELL CHAPMAN
Peter Midgley
Stephen James Mayhew · trustee of 1 other charity
Vanella Jackson

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.7m
31/03/2024	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/03/2023	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/03/2022	£38k	£112k
31/03/2021	£14k	£114k

Common questions

Is THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,561 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,749,704 and total expenditure of £1,748,143. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £28,854, which is below the stated policy target of building reserves equivalent to three months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed the group has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION	1	£561k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION	1	£68k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £421k
PATCHWORK PROJECT income £263k
1692 income £462k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
THE CHARITY FINANCE GROUP income £2.0m
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY income £275k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES	£1.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025	£421k	—	0	below	—	noted
PATCHWORK PROJECT FY2025	£263k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1692 FY2025	£462k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARITY FINANCE GROUP FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt

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