CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION
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.
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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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees hold reserves to ensure that the charity can continue in future years if income falls and expenditure exceeds income.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- CHRISTOPHER PHILIP IVIL
- GAVIN PRICE
- GORDON JOHN PARRIS
- THOMAS STEPHEN BRODERICK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- GORDON JOHN PARRIS — trustee here and at WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Known funders
| 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 | FY2021 | £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. |
| 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. |
| WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | FY2025 | £7k | Petting Farm |
| 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
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £155k |
| THE FUNDING NETWORK | 1 | £86k |
| SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £57k |
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £42k |
| Bates Wells Foundation | 1 | £25k |
| THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- LONG MEADOW SCHOOL FUND
- CHARITY MEALS
- GREYSTONES PRIMARY SCHOOL HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- CHILDREN'S CONCERTS
- SCHIFFSHUL LTD
- CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN
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 | £192k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONG MEADOW SCHOOL FUND | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHARITY MEALS | £1.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GREYSTONES PRIMARY SCHOOL HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION | £26k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN'S CONCERTS | £141k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| SCHIFFSHUL LTD | £666k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |