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SPECTRUM NORTHANTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1073860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHAMBER WORKSHOPS LIMITED, INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION WORKSHOPS (IRW), IRW- INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION WORKSHOPS

The charity provides day centre facilities for up to 100 service users. These facilities are set up to provide life educationexperience and preparation, where appropriate, for employment or volunteering. They are managed to providepractical skills, emotional support and to assist with personal development to enable users to achieve their potential.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£976k
Latest spending
£985k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £21,539 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds carried forward standing at £1,188,602. The trustees maintain unrestricted free reserves of £226,545, which they report are maintained at a level equating to between 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of emp loyees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 1 £60 ,001 - £70,000” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of emp loyees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 1 £60 ,001 - £70,000” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 3 to 6 months of the resources expended (held: £227k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ("the free reserves") at a level which equates to between 3 to 6 months of the resources expended.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£976k
Total spending
£985k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£227k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£976k£985k
31/12/2023£849k£844k
31/12/2022£720k£689k
31/12/2021£708k£595k
31/12/2020£653k£632k

Common questions

Is SPECTRUM NORTHANTS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £21,539 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds carried forward standing at £1,188,602. The trustees maintain unrestricted free reserves of £226,545, which they report are maintained at a level equating to between 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of SPECTRUM NORTHANTS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£91k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£5k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£3k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Chesterfield and District Society for People with a Disability.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPECTRUM NORTHANTS LIMITED£976k£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
Chesterfield and District Society for People with a Disability FY2025£2.4m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
REAL CARE LTD FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
Spring North Ltd. FY2025£2.8mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
Aapna Services Limited FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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