SKILLS FOR PEOPLE
Registered charity 1069993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To support disabled people to speak up & have control over their lives. Self advocacy, advocacy, consultancy & training, person centred planning for disabled people & those who support them. User involvement in services for disabled people & their families.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £187,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £975,181. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditor found no material uncertainties related to going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income)
“Charitable activities 1,437,841” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/02/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Danielle Rudd
- Dr Jo Whaley
- Duncan Keith Sellers
- Jacqueline Ann Cairns · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kathryn Chaplin
- Sheila Halpin
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SKILLS FOR PEOPLE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £187,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £975,181. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditor found no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Limited.
Who funds SKILLS FOR PEOPLE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SKILLS FOR PEOPLE as a grant recipient include THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.
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