SNAP CYMRU

Registered charity 1027599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPECIAL NEEDS ADVISORY PROJECT WALES

i) to provide or assist in providing information, advice and support to enable children and young people and their parents or guardians to participate fully and equally in societyii) to assist parents and guardians of children and young people in their understanding of relevant legislationiii) and through this to facilitate their contribution and involvement in life choices

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Latest income
£797k
Latest spending
£883k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £86,044 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £831,385 to £745,341. The trustees have determined a minimum cash reserve target of £300,000 to ensure service continuity, noting that unrestricted reserves fell to £739,874. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £300k (held: £740k)
The trustees have determined that the minimum level of cash reserves below which they feel it would be imprudent to continue operations would be £300k.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SNAP Cymru (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £75k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£797k
Total spending
£883k
Cost of raising funds
£266
Reserves (reported)
£666k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£797k£883k
31/03/2024£976k£967k
31/03/2023£978k£983k
31/03/2022£1.0m£908k
31/03/2021£944k£819k

Common questions

Is SNAP CYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £86,044 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £831,385 to £745,341. The trustees have determined a minimum cash reserve target of £300,000 to ensure service continuity, noting that unrestricted reserves fell to £739,874. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/07/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/07/2005£5kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2004£60kCaerphilly Exclusion Project

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SNAP CYMRU£797kunclearno doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025£2.3m0belowno doubt
CARTREFI CYMRU CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED FY2025£42.9mwithinno doubt
TESTLANDS FY2024£1.7m0unclearno doubt
CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE FY2025£275k0withinno doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.