HARTLEPOOL SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1031151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support/information sessions for parents and carersParent/carer/baby/toddler groupChildren/young people various clubsOut of school activities/trips

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Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£171k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £162,480, which is below the charity's stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £171,374 exceeding total income of £158,612.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Direct payments (61% of income)
“Direct payments 97,025” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £162k)
“The Trustees agreed to continue this policy of keeping a contingency fund equal to six months running costs of the Charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hartlepool

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£159k£171k
31/12/2024£159k£147k
31/12/2023£167k£142k
31/12/2022£175k£142k
01/10/2021£94k£71k

Common questions

Is HARTLEPOOL SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £162,480, which is below the charity's stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £171,374 exceeding total income of £158,612. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARTLEPOOL SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARTLEPOOL SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP as a grant recipient include The Teesside Charity.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Teesside CharityFY2024£3k
The Teesside CharityFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Northern Rock Foundation09/09/2003£15kGrant awarded to Hartlepool Special Needs Support Group (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation07/04/1998£10kGrant awarded to Hartlepool Special Needs Support Group (Tees Valley)