BASICS PLUS

Registered charity 1084411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a sheltered work for adults with learning disabilities through community programmes.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN SCARBOROUGH, WHITBY AND RYEDALE AND ITS ENVIRONS WITH A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GOODS TO THOSE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ITEMS BY REASON OF THEIR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.(C) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROMOTING THE RECYCLING AND RE-USE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

Area of benefit: SCARBOROUGH, WHITBY AND RYEDALE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,206 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £625,881. The trustees note that the charity is dependent upon ongoing funding from service agreement contracts to maintain its current level of activity. However, they confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. 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 ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Avis Pamela Turner
• DAVID MICHAEL HASTIE
• JOHN HOBSON
• MICHAEL JOHN GALE
• ROBERT STEPHENS PEACOCK

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• ORDINARY LIFE PROJECT ASSOCIATION income £2.1m
• KINGSTON SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES income £105k
• SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. income £2.8m
• THE CHESTER LINK income £1.9m
• NEW FUTURES NEPAL LIMITED income £122k
• COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

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