The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust
Analysis
The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04238295). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £990k to £1.9m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islington Mind (£1.9m), The Marina Dalglish Appeal (£1.9m) and Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board General Purpose Charity (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 19% and trading 17%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £532k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 64%
- Charitable activities 19%
- Trading 17%
- Investments 0.9%
In the charity's own words
999 Club supports people facing homelessness in South-East London. From our Deptford base, we run the Gateway day centre; a Women's Sanctuary; housing, employment and benefits advice; the MovePlus mentoring scheme; and The Bridge mental-wellbeing programme.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Islington Mind | London | £1.9m |
| The Marina Dalglish Appeal | Liverpool | £1.9m |
| Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board General Purpose Charity | Cardiff | £1.9m |
| The British Orthodontic Society | London | £1.9m |