TAKE A BREAK WARWICKSHIRE LIMITED
Registered charity 1086774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The provision of respite care for children and adults who are either disabled or life threatened
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,702 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to staffing costs exceeding budget by 16%. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £773,237, which is above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm that adequate resources exist to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £773k)
“Take-A-Break has established a policy, which states that the charity should work towards a reserve of six months of unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. 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.
- SARGENT, Teresa — director, appointed 21/12/2020on trustee list
- SWANBOROUGH, Laura May — director, appointed 28/02/2011not on trustee list
- HINES, Lesley Ellen — director, appointed 29/09/2001on trustee list
- TYSOE, Samantha Joanne — secretary, appointed 18/12/2017
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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: Take A Break Warwickshire Limited — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 06/07/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
- LAURA MAY SWANBOROUGH BA
- Lesley Hines · trustee of 1 other charity
- Teresa Sargent
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TAKE A BREAK WARWICKSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,702 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to staffing costs exceeding budget by 16%. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £773,237, which is above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm that adequate resources exist to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
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