MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
Registered charity 1013148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M K SNAP
Education/Training for People with a disability/Special needs
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £120,348 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,102,224 against total expenditure of £981,876. Per the trustees' report, reserve levels remain very healthy, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,607,497, which significantly exceeds the Board's policy target of maintaining a minimum of six months' expenditure in a designated reserve. The charity holds a bank loan of £825,000 secured against its premises, but the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The Board's policy is that a minimum of 6 months expenditure is maintained in a designated reserve to ensure that learners could be provided with a safe alternative learning experience.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Milton Keynes Special Needs Advancement Project (MK SNAP) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MARLOW, Amanda Jane — director, appointed 17/07/2026on trustee list
- JONES, Dean Edward — director, appointed 11/02/2026on trustee list
- SMYTH, Michelle Heather — director, appointed 16/07/2025on trustee list
- HODDINOTT, Matthew Ronald William — director, appointed 23/04/2025on trustee list
- BILEN, Sinem — director, appointed 09/11/2023on trustee list
- ALLIGAN, Brett Nicholas — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
- BECK MBE, Melanie Jane — director, appointed 04/02/2021not on trustee list
- BRADBAN, Lucy Ann — director, appointed 05/12/2019on trustee list
- SPEARMAN, Lisa Joanne — director, appointed 20/12/2016on trustee list
- KEMP, Christopher Mark, Professor — director, appointed 17/03/2014on trustee list
- HARRIS, Andrew David — director, appointed 05/02/2013on trustee list
- HARRIS, Andrew David — secretary, appointed 31/10/2013
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reported reserves equal ~19.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Harrischair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Amanda Jane Marlow
- Brett Nicholas Alligan
- Dean Edward Jones
- Lisa Spearman
- Lucy Bradban
- Matthew Ronald William Hoddinott
- Melanie Jane Beck MBE
- Michelle Heather Smyth
- Professor Christopher Mark Kemp
- Sinem Bilen
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £120,348 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,102,224 against total expenditure of £981,876. Per the trustees' report, reserve levels remain very healthy, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,607,497, which significantly exceeds the Board's policy target of maintaining a minimum of six months' expenditure in a designated reserve. The charity holds a bank loan of £825,000 secured against its premises, but the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
Who funds MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT as a grant recipient include ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
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