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.

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

Latest income

£214k

Latest spending

£289k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £74,680 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £291,128 to £216,448. The trustees hold reserves of £216,448 to ensure the charity can continue in future years if income falls. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £216k; policy: to ensure that the charity can continue in future years if income falls and expenditure exceeds income)

“The reserves at the end of the year to 31 December 2024 comprised a total of £216,448 (2023: £291,128).” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER PHILIP IVIL
GAVIN PRICE
GORDON JOHN PARRIS · trustee of 1 other charity
THOMAS STEPHEN BRODERICK

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£214k	£289k
31/12/2023	£249k	£261k
31/12/2022	£257k	£250k
31/12/2021	£210k	£158k
31/12/2020	£181k	£194k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £74,680 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £291,128 to £216,448. The trustees hold reserves of £216,448 to ensure the charity can continue in future years if income falls. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 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.

GORDON JOHN PARRIS — trustee here and at WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2021	£17k	Ministry Support
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£15k	To support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	To support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£15k	To support children with special needs residing in Surrey Heath and the immediately surrounding areas.
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2022	£1k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2022	£600	2022 Petting Farm
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	FY2021	£80	York 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY	1	—
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	1	£1.6m
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£314k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	1	£270k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£155k
THE FUNDING NETWORK	1	£115k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION.

CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION income £144k
CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN income £579k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION income £261k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD income £175k
SPECIAL SPIRITS income £490k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION	£214k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION FY2025	£144k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN FY2025	£579k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024	£261k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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