the living room

The charity supports the general public. The Living Room is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in Hertfordshire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Living Room provides free, structured, group therapy, daytime community rehabilitation for adults who are abstinent but living with the illness of addiction. It also provides group therapy for family and carers of loved ones living with the illness of addiction. The free creche provides childcare for people accessing services.

Fundraising

See where The Living Room is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Hertfordshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£884,245

Latest Expenditure

£855,790

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 99.9%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.2%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £70,785

Charitable Activities £774,355

Other Trading £35,303

Investments £3,802

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £854,810

Raising Funds £980

Governance £17,535

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£884,245	£855,790	£854,810	£336,395	£318,580	20 / 16
2023	£919,966	£908,634	£908,269	£307,940	£291,188	23 / 16
2022	£830,296	£858,663	£858,328	£296,608	£279,226	24 / 25
2021	£858,510	£757,467	£757,187	£324,975	£259,209	23 / 11
2020	£751,771	£743,192	£742,136	£223,932	£188,790	31 / 45