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FLORIS BOOKS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 801790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLORIS BOOKS · also registered in Scotland as SC041837 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £82,749 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total reserves increasing to £2,378,029. The directors confirm that free reserves of £2,366,763 represent approximately 12.4 months of annual expenditure, which falls within their stated policy target of 12 to 15 months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 12 and 15 months of resources expended (held: £2.4m)
“the unrestricted funds not designated or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) held by the charitable company should be between 12 and 15 months of resources expended”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 months of spending — in the top 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
31/12/2024£2.3m£2.2m
31/12/2023£2.4m£2.3m
31/12/2022£2.3m£2.2m
31/12/2021£2.2m£2.1m
31/12/2020£2.1m£2.0m

Common questions

Is FLORIS BOOKS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £82,749 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total reserves increasing to £2,378,029. The directors confirm that free reserves of £2,366,763 represent approximately 12.4 months of annual expenditure, which falls within their stated policy target of 12 to 15 months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by MHA.