TAKING PART
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity remains financially secure despite a reduction in funding from the NHS. Reserves are held to cover running costs for 18 months in compliance with the charity's policy. The organization continues to provide essential advocacy services while facing broader financial challenges in the local authority and ICB budgets.
What the accounts disclose
“We hold reserves to cover running costs for 18mths in compliance with our reserves policy.” — page 3
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/11/2017)
Trustees
- Garry Steve Kirlew
- Jean Harris
- Paul Richard Barton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £245k | £261k |
| 31/03/2024 | £248k | £253k |
| 31/03/2023 | £188k | £240k |
| 31/03/2022 | £282k | £210k |
| 31/03/2021 | £188k | £190k |
Common questions
Is TAKING PART financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains financially secure despite a reduction in funding from the NHS. Reserves are held to cover running costs for 18 months in compliance with the charity's policy. The organization continues to provide essential advocacy services while facing broader financial challenges in the local authority and ICB budgets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TAKING PART?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TAKING PART as a grant recipient include THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £2k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £4k |
| CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK | 1 | £477k |
| OPTIGENE FOUNDATION | 1 | £238k |
| THE EVELYN TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE THREE OAKS TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| Fuel Bank Foundation | 1 | £10k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| CLA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- DEAF HILL WARD REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP
- BEYOND REFLECTIONS
- HELMAR CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
- HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- CORNERSTONE CARE IN CONFIDENCE
- THE COOKE E-LEARNING FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAKING PART | £245k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DEAF HILL WARD REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP | £105k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| BEYOND REFLECTIONS | £158k | — | 0 | within | 0.0% | no doubt |
| HELMAR CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED | £579k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CORNERSTONE CARE IN CONFIDENCE | £119k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |