INSPIRE COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1107820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Inspire Community Trust is involved in - Providing a range of services for people with physical and sensory imapairments (all age groups); prmoting independence and choice and empowerment; Raising disbaility awareness and promoting social inclusion; Investing in staff to devlop their skills and potential for delivering services of the highest qulality.

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Latest income
£4.8m
Latest spending
£4.5m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £289,013 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,780,087 and expenditure of £4,491,074. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,297,617, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of running costs. The independent auditors issued a qualified opinion due to the inability to verify the Local Government Pension Scheme liability, but confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is also a Trustee of Inspire Community Trust. He received a salary of between £100,001 and £110,000 (2024: £120,001 - £130,000).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of running costs and adequate redundancy costs (held: £8.3m)
“build and maintain general reserves at a level for running costs for a period of three months and adequate redundancy costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee
“During the year, the Trust rented a room at its premises to Ranjit Bhamra (Trustee) at a value of £4,800 per annum. During the year the income amounted to £4,800 (2024: £9,600). The Trust also rented out a room to a close family member of a key management personnel. Rental income of £8,000 (2024: £8,000) was received during the year.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Inspire Medicare Limited, Blossoms Care Home Limited
“The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of the charity and its trading subsidiaries, Inspire Medicare Limited and Blossoms Care Home Limited, for the year ended 31 March 2025.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sargeant Partnership Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

INSPIRE MEDICARE LTD. — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £10k
BLOSSOMS CARE HOME LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings 2,702,670

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Supply Chain Coordination LimitedPressure Area Care and Patient Handling05/12/2025£198.4m
Supply Chain Coordination LimitedPressure Area Care and Patient Handling——
Supply Chain Coordination LimitedPressure Area Care and Patient Handling——

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £2.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£4.8m
Total spending
£4.5m
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
85

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.8m£4.5m
31/03/2024£4.5m£4.3m
31/03/2023£4.4m£4.6m
31/03/2022£5.1m£4.8m
31/03/2021£5.7m£5.5m

Common questions

Is INSPIRE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £289,013 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,780,087 and expenditure of £4,491,074. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,297,617, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of running costs. The independent auditors issued a qualified opinion due to the inability to verify the Local Government Pension Scheme liability, but confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sargeant Partnership Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSPIRE COMMUNITY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2021£10kMobility Vehicle for individualised care

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIM INSPIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSPIRE COMMUNITY TRUST£4.8m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
KIM INSPIRE FY2025£589k—0below—no doubt
INSPIRE NOTTINGHAM FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
Inspira (01) FY2025£5.7m——above—no doubt
INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FY2025£719k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INSPIRE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025£207k—0within—no doubt

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