Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES

Registered charity 249039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Cards For Good Causes Charities

Get email alerts for this charity

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,287 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income of £1,942,337 and total expenditure of £1,932,050. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £27,293, which the trustees describe as being currently without reserves relative to their target. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation of continuing as a going concern for the next 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure within the next five years (held: £27k)
“Our target is to build reserves equivalent to three months of operating expenditure within the next five years.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
32

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,287 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income of £1,942,337 and total expenditure of £1,932,050. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £27,293, which the trustees describe as being currently without reserves relative to their target. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation of continuing as a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.