SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED

Registered charity 1109054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPEAKUP

Advance the education of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health in self-advocacy and related areasTo help people to speak up for themselvesTo make information available in a form which everyone can understandTo create employment opportunities for members and others

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Latest income

£657k

Latest spending

£813k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £155,977 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £498,537 to £342,560. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds held at approximately four months of unrestricted expenditure, which aligns with their stated reserves policy of three to six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income)

“Charitable activities 3 301,099 344,402 645,501 867,824” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three- and six-months’ expenditure (held: £162k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-months’ expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hart Shaw LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Speakup (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£657k

Total spending

£813k

Reserves (reported)

£162k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ROY FARNSWORTHchair
DAVID IAN CHESTER · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID PETER GILL
Dr Rebecca Lawthom
GILLIAN AVIVA SULMAN

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£657k	£813k
31/03/2024	£901k	£589k
31/03/2023	£469k	£521k
31/03/2022	£496k	£493k
31/03/2021	£575k	£414k

Common questions

Is SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £155,977 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £498,537 to £342,560. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds held at approximately four months of unrestricted expenditure, which aligns with their stated reserves policy of three to six months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hart Shaw LLP.

Who funds SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Care of People with Learning Disabilities
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Learning Disability
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/11/2022	£491k	Peaceful Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/08/2021	£10k	Peaceful Minds
Sport England	02/07/2021	£10k	TGC CF Girls Can
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/06/2016	£9k	'Learn about me'.
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/05/2009	£9k	Ad Venture Print Project