01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 September 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06502018
- Financial period
- 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
- Latest income
- £7,793,597
- Latest expenditure
- £7,659,209
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 4A MANOR ROAD, LONDON, N16 5SA
02 Activities
What the charity does
1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LOW-COST HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,793,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,659,209
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,049,959
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,960,317
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,192,458
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,849,535
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,372,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,544,561
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,920,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,755,859
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,793,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,659,209
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,049,959
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,960,317
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,192,458
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,849,535
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,372,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,544,561
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,995
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 26 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,920,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,755,859
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,990
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 643567
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7143707
- Income Investments
- 6323
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7793597
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,659,209
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7659209
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 7000
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7185
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25915
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £589,908
- Assets Total Fixed
- 117416
- Assets Own Use
- 117416
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,149,233
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £676,741
- Assets Current Investment
- 60000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £589,908
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 676741
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £213,362
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 589908
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 589908
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 585556
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7457263
- Income Investments
- 7140
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8049959
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,960,317
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7960317
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4029
- Expenditure Governance
- 7721
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7721
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12746
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 143240
- Assets Own Use
- 38240
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 105000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £964,896
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £652,616
- Assets Current Investment
- 877439
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £455,520
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 652616
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £87,457
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 455520
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 455520
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 380759
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5811360
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 339
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6192458
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,849,535
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5849535
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4035
- Expenditure Governance
- 6518
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6518
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30218
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £365,878
- Assets Total Fixed
- 170986
- Assets Own Use
- 170986
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,068,742
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £873,850
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £365,878
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 873850
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £165,570
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 365878
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 365878
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 108150
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4254635
- Income Investments
- 39
- Income Other
- 9995
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4372819
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,544,561
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4544561
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 9663
- Expenditure Governance
- 9867
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 9867
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13185
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 174553
- Assets Own Use
- 174553
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £725,944
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £877,542
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,955
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 877542
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £61,593
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22955
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 22955
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 26 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4888390
- Income Investments
- 109
- Income Other
- 31990
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4920489
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,755,859
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4755859
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7139
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7139
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7723
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £175,045
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19652
- Assets Own Use
- 19652
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,044,714
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £869,669
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £194,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 869669
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £580,351
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 194697
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 194697
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Haringey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hackney
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LOW COST LIVING LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-09-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 FEBRUARY 2008
- Charitable Objects
- 1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH LOW-COST HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff