THE DOUBLE 'O' CHARITY LIMITED

Registered charity 271681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objective of the charity is to engage in charitable activities such as the relief of poverty, preservation of health and the advancement of education.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£133k

Latest spending

£161k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £44,169 to £16,131 due to a net movement in funds of (28,038). The charity is mainly funded by P D B Townshend and maintains reserves at a level sufficient to cover management costs and respond to grant applications. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover management and administrative costs and to respond to applications for grants which arise from time to time (held: £16k)

“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 sufficient to cover management and administrative costs and to respond to applications for grants which arise from time to time.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The company received donations of £125,000 (2024 - £655,000) from Extended Play Limited, a company in which P D B Townshend is a director.

“The company received donations of £125,000 (2024 - £655,000) from Extended Play Limited, a company in which P D B Townshend is a director.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01260864

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.

TOWNSHEND, Rachel — secretary, appointed 12/07/2010

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2024)

Total income

£692k

Total spending

£668k

Reserves (reported)

£44k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER DENNIS BLANDFORD TOWNSHEND
Rachel Townshend

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£133k	£161k
31/05/2024	£692k	£668k
31/05/2023	£220k	£230k
31/05/2022	£189k	£172k
31/05/2021	£55k	£108k

Common questions

Is THE DOUBLE 'O' CHARITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £44,169 to £16,131 due to a net movement in funds of (28,038). The charity is mainly funded by P D B Townshend and maintains reserves at a level sufficient to cover management costs and respond to grant applications. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 PA FOUNDATION	1	£57k
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION	1	£53k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST.

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST income £1.0m
THE LITTLE CHARITY income £111k
THE POINT FOUNDATION income £102k
OLD OWEN'S ASSOCIATION AND SPORTS CLUB LIMITED income £101k
THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY income £2.4m
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY income £275k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DOUBLE 'O' CHARITY LIMITED	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY OF MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA TRUST FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LITTLE CHARITY FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POINT FOUNDATION FY2025	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OLD OWEN'S ASSOCIATION AND SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY FY2025	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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