CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1062151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

During the year the charity held a number of fundraising activities, including annual events such as the Summer Ball, Christmas Ball and Charity Golf days. They also hosted a Chinese Feast during the year.

Objects

SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN AID OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDING IN SURREY HEATH, AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS, AS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: SURREY HEATH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£192k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £786 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in unrestricted funds from £216,448 to £215,662. The trustees maintain reserves to ensure the charity can continue if income falls, with current reserves standing at £215,662. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that the charity can continue in future years if income falls and expenditure exceeds income (reserves figure: £216k)
“The Trustees hold reserves to ensure that the charity can continue in future years if income falls and expenditure exceeds income.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 8

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children With Special Needs Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£192k£193k
31/12/2024£214k£289k
31/12/2023£249k£261k
31/12/2022£257k£250k
31/12/2021£210k£158k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £786 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in unrestricted funds from £216,448 to £215,662. The trustees maintain reserves to ensure the charity can continue if income falls, with current reserves standing at £215,662. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts' compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY, SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2021£17kMinistry Support
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£15kTo support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15kTo support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kTo support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15kTo support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2025£7kPetting Farm
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2022£1k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2022£6002022 Petting Farm
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2021£80York Road Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONG MEADOW SCHOOL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION£192k——unclear—no doubt
LONG MEADOW SCHOOL FUND FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY MEALS FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
GREYSTONES PRIMARY SCHOOL HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025£26k—0above—no doubt
CHILDREN'S CONCERTS FY2026£141k——above—no doubt
SCHIFFSHUL LTD FY2025£666k—0unclear—no doubt

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