PARITY FOR DISABILITY
Registered charity 1071571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKWATER VALLEY SCOPE LIMITED
Provision of services to children and adults with profound and multiple disabilities.Provision of support and information to parents, carers and disabled people.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free reserves of £457,893, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of covering 2 to 4 months of expenditure (£300,000 to £600,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a modest surplus and maintains a secure financial foundation despite challenges regarding fee levels and rising staff costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two to four months of expenditure (held: £458k)
“The Directors and Trustees consider that in order to meet these needs, and to operate effectively, the Charity needs sufficient reserves to cover between 2 and 4 months of expenditure - £300,000 and £600,000.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Edwin Smith Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Parity For Disability (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- MASTERSON, Stephen John — director, appointed 02/12/2024on trustee list
- ANDERSON, Linda Fenton — director, appointed 25/10/2023on trustee list
- BOWEN, Mark David — director, appointed 25/10/2023on trustee list
- RANDALL, Daniele Vincenzo — director, appointed 26/10/2022on trustee list
- BRUNTON, Claire Suzanne — director, appointed 08/10/2019on trustee list
- HASSETT, Martin John — director, appointed 31/05/2016on trustee list
- PORTER, Christopher Edward — director, appointed 31/05/2016on trustee list
- BLEWETT, Brian Frederick — director, appointed 19/11/2001on trustee list
- DURRETT, John Owen — director, appointed 14/12/2000on trustee list
- SMITH, Kelvin — director, appointed 19/06/1998on trustee list
- COOPER, Alison — secretary, appointed 21/10/2009
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 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)
Cost of raising funds
£232k
Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 12.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- JOHN OWEN DURRETTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- BRIAN FREDERICK BLEWETT
- Christopher Porter
- Claire Brunton
- Daniele Vincenzo Randall
- KELVIN SMITH
- Linda Fenton Anderson
- Mark David Bowen
- Martin Hassett
- Stephen John Masterson · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Reading · Richmond Upon Thames · Slough · Surrey · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PARITY FOR DISABILITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free reserves of £457,893, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of covering 2 to 4 months of expenditure (£300,000 to £600,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a modest surplus and maintains a secure financial foundation despite challenges regarding fee levels and rising staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edwin Smith Chartered Accountants.
Who funds PARITY FOR DISABILITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PARITY FOR DISABILITY as a grant recipient include THE PIERREPONT TRUST, SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO, THE WISLEY FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, ENERGISE ME.
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