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AVENUES SOUTH EAST

Registered charity 1079576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVENUES, THE AVENUES TRUST, THE AVENUES TRUST LIMITED, THE AVENUES TRUST SUPPORT SERVICES

Avenues South East pioneers specialist social care that supports individuals facing significant disadvantage through illness and disability so they can live full lives in their local communities. We support children and adults in their own homes or in a residential settings who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health issues, acquired brain injury or dementia.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£14.0m
Latest spending
£14.7m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £782k for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to unfunded voids in services. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are considered to be £484k, while the Group's target for free reserves is £1.5m. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60k - £70k
“The number of employees whose emoluments exceeded £60k were: 2025 No. 1 £60k - £70k” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments exceeded £60k were: 2025 No. 1 £60k - £70k” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income)
“Income from Charitable activities was £13,959k (2024; £14,889k) all of which is attributed to unrestricted fund.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

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

CQC provider record: Avenues South East — Registered, 50 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 07/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£14.0m
Total spending
£14.7m
Reserves (reported)
£484k
Employees
319

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Medway · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14.0m£14.7m
31/03/2024£14.9m£15.0m
31/03/2023£18.3m£18.4m
31/03/2022£17.4m£16.3m
31/03/2021£17.2m£15.8m

Common questions

Is AVENUES SOUTH EAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £782k for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to unfunded voids in services. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are considered to be £484k, while the Group's target for free reserves is £1.5m. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AVENUES SOUTH EAST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60k - £70k band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AVENUES SOUTH EAST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AVENUES SOUTH EAST as a grant recipient include THE OLWYN FOUNDATION, JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OLWYN FOUNDATIONFY2021£182kfunding for a minibus to help that organisation in transporting young girls to and from the centre
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£10kThe Avenues youth holiday programme
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7kSummer holiday activities for children and young people in North Westminster

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
DESIGN COUNCIL1£50k
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION1£15k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement1£2k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION1£990

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AVENUES EAST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AVENUES SOUTH EAST£14.0m£60k - £70k1unclear—no doubt
AVENUES EAST FY2025£7.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE AVENUES TRUST GROUP FY2025£67.2m——below—no doubt
AVENUES LONDON FY2025£19.3m£60 - £70k1below—no doubt
South East London Mind Limited FY2025£8.3m£80,001 - £90,000—within0.6%no doubt
SOUTHSIDE REHABILITATION LIMITED FY2025£374k——unclear—no doubt

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