LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 295157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAND AID · also registered in Scotland as SC052172 (OSCR)

Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £4,474,824 while total expenditure increased to £4,613,357, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £715,805, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £600,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £600,000 (held: £716k)
The revised policy is to maintain reserves of £600,000 representing an Operating Reserve Provision of £300,000 and a Wind Down Provision of £300,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: LandAid Functions Limited
The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, LandAid Functions Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (number 02012882), which organises commercial fundraising events and gift aids its full taxable profits to the charity. — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LandAid (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£755k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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 · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.5m£4.6m
31/03/2024£4.5m£4.5m
31/03/2023£4.8m£3.9m
31/03/2022£3.3m£3.1m
31/03/2021£2.8m£3.0m

Common questions

Is LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased to £4,474,824 while total expenditure increased to £4,613,357, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £715,805, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £600,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976, EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST, RICHARDSON BROTHERS FOUNDATION, ONE KIND ACT, THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

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