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THE FRIENDS OF OCTAVIA

Registered charity 290349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF THE ST MARYLEBONE HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Providing help to the tenants of Octavia Housing and Care

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Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,747,856, with the trustees maintaining that reserves are sufficient to continue activities on a similar basis. The charity reported a net income surplus of £69,405 for the year, driven by investment gains and income, while expenditure on charitable activities and support costs totalled £56,674.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable its activities to be continued on a similar basis to that of previous years (held: £1.7m)
“The Council does not feel that it is exposed to operational risks of the sort that would require or be ameliorated by emergency expenditure. The Company maintains a level of reserves sufficient to enable its activities to be continued on a similar basis to that of previous years.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Essex · Hampshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£67k£57k
31/03/2024£66k£51k
31/03/2023£67k£62k
31/03/2022£53k£50k
31/03/2021£63k£42k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF OCTAVIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,747,856, with the trustees maintaining that reserves are sufficient to continue activities on a similar basis. The charity reported a net income surplus of £69,405 for the year, driven by investment gains and income, while expenditure on charitable activities and support costs totalled £56,674. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.