CHANCE (UK) LIMITED
Registered charity 1046947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHANCE, CHANCE (UK), CHANCE (UK) LTD, VYP
Chance UK provides solutions focused mentoring and family support for children aged 5-13 with behavioural and emotional difficulties alongside group workshops designed to build social and emotional skills and resilience.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £199,623 for the year, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £548,367. Per the trustees' report, the organization has resolved to commence an orderly and solvent closure by March 2026 due to a challenging funding environment, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two months' running costs (held: £548k)
“The trustees consider it prudent to maintain an adequate balance of unrestricted funds to cover the Charity’s contractual commitments and ideally aim to have two months’ running costs, excluding donated services, in reserve.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Following their decision to commence preparations for an orderly and solvent closure of the charitable company, the trustees have concluded that it is inappropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
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.
- MARZEC, Nicci — director, appointed 07/10/2024on trustee list
- TALBOT, Jess — director, appointed 07/10/2024on trustee list
- NEILSON, Deanna — director, appointed 07/10/2024on trustee list
- SUTCLIFFE, Paul — director, appointed 21/09/2022on trustee list
- OTELEA, Cristina — director, appointed 23/03/2021on trustee list
- FLETCHER D'ARJUZON, Helen Louise — director, appointed 23/03/2021not on trustee list
- FORTEAU, Keisha Jade — director, appointed 23/03/2021on trustee list
- MULVEY-OATES, Mary — director, appointed 11/07/2018on trustee list
- NEYER, Veronika — secretary, appointed 13/02/2026
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
£460k
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 26.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Mary Amanda Mulvey-Oateschair
- Cristina Otelea
- Deanna Neilson
- Helen Fletcher d'Arjuzon
- Jess Talbot
- Keisha Forteau
- Nicci Marzec
- Paul Sutcliffe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHANCE (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £199,623 for the year, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £548,367. Per the trustees' report, the organization has resolved to commence an orderly and solvent closure by March 2026 due to a challenging funding environment, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd.
Who funds CHANCE (UK) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHANCE (UK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, STRATTON CHASE FOUNDATION, THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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