Budget 2025: Budget vs. Actual
Andrew Escobar (Andres) · social.coop Finance Working Group
Wed 21 Jan 2026 10:12PM
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Budget 2025: Budget vs. Actual
Budget Approval
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Finance Working Group (FWG) shared the following deliverables in July to meet Organizing Circle (OC) policy:
Finance Working Group continued to approve core expenses and minor stipends in line with the previous annual budget.
Organizing Circle approved the budget in late 2025.
Transparency and Accountability
Each expense was reviewed and approved by one (1) member of FWG.
Stipends were collectively set by each group or circle and then individually reviewed and approved by one (1) member of FWG.
Approved expenses and stipends were then directed to our fiscal host Platform 6 Development Co-operative for final approval and payment.
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Members are encouraged to monitor all our finances on Open Collective to help maintain transparency and accountability:
Budget vs. Actual 2025 · GBP
Note: This cash-basis accounting format aligns with how Open Collective displays financial data:
All values are GBP (Great Britain Pounds).
Transaction Report
Budget |
2025 |
2026 |
Actual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Contributions |
14,250 |
13,208.20 |
13,208.20 |
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Expenses |
–10,931 |
–8,407.87 |
–2,878.83 |
–11,286.70 |
Payment Processor Fees |
–962 |
–873.86 |
–873.86 |
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Outgoing Contributions |
–1,680 |
–1,680.00 |
–1,680.00 |
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Net Change |
677 |
2,246.47 |
–2,878.83 |
–632.36 |
Contributions remained steady in 2025 but did not meet our projection for the year.
Expenses
Budget |
2025 |
2026 |
Actual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Social.coop |
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Loomio subscription |
–373.39 |
–373.39 |
–373.39 |
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May First membership |
–250 |
0.00 |
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Finance |
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Community Contributions 2024 |
–500 |
–500 |
–500 |
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Community Contributions 2025 |
–3500 |
–3,605.04 |
–3,605.04 |
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Stipends |
–1,000 |
–750 |
–250 |
–1,000 |
Technology |
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Domain |
–132.62 |
–132.62 |
–132.62 |
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Hosting |
–1,000 |
–824.07 |
–824.07 |
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Stipends |
–1,000 |
–1000 |
–1,000 |
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Community |
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Stipends 2024 |
–430.24 |
–443.19 |
–443.19 |
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Stipends 2025 |
–1,000 |
–274.34 |
–1,457.40 |
–1,731.74 |
Organizing Circle |
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Stipends 2024 |
–745.11 |
–819.50 |
–819.50 |
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Stipends 2025 |
–1,000 |
–685.72 |
–171.43 |
–857.15 |
Total |
–10,931.36 |
–8,407.87 |
–2,878.83 |
–11,286.70 |
May First membership fees (250 USD) were mistakenly reimbursed twice (500 USD total) and accounted for in 2024.
Social.coop now maintains a credit balance with Hetzner (our hosting service) to cover monthly invoices, avoid credit card payment issues, and reduce administrative work.
Outgoing Contributions
Budget |
2025 |
2026 |
Actual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Meet.coop |
–1,080 |
–1,080 |
–1,080 |
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Platform 6 |
–600 |
–600 |
–600 |
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Total |
–1,680 |
–1,680 |
–1,680 |
Meet.coop: 90 GBP monthly contribution for our membership fee
Platform 6 Development Co-operative: 600 GBP contribution towards the administrative costs of our fiscal host
Balances
Budget |
2025 |
2026 |
Actual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Starting balance |
27,249.00 |
27,249.00 |
27,249.00 |
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Net change |
677.00 |
2246.47 |
–2,878.83 |
–632.36 |
Ending balance |
27,926.00 |
29,495.47 |
26,616.64 |
Community Contributions
Finance Working Group (FWG) allocated the Community Contribution budget to 10 organizations/projects (379 GBP or 500 USD each) based on member input and dot voting:
May First received 190 GBP in addition to 250 USD membership fee previously paid and allocated to 2025.