TOPCATS

Registered charity 1109307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWESTOFT PLAYSCHEME, WAVENEY SATURDAY CLUB, WAVENEY YOUNG PEOPLES' PROJECT

TOPCATS provides supported activities for 5-30yr olds with additional and complex needs in Pakefield, Suffolk. TOPCATS delivers a total of 10 bespoke groups accross 50 weeks of the year. Sessions include Weekend social groups, Supported Adult work experience opportunities, Holiday Club Sessions, Parent support group for under 5's and an evening youth group.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AGED 5 -18 YEARS WITHIN THE WAVENEY AREA BY THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF A PLAYSCHEME AND SATURDAY CLUB.

Area of benefit: WAVENEY AREA

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

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Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves declined to £357,629 from £397,871 in the prior year due to significant cost increases, particularly in wages. The trustees report that they are satisfied with this financial position and are reviewing ways to reduce outgoings. The charity's reserves remain above its stated policy target of £136,000.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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 expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stewart Battrickchair
• Carl Wright
• DALE ROLAND JAY CHUSONIS
• Linda Rushmere
• Lynsey Wright
• Ron William Rushmere

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHEFFIELD YOUNG CARERS PROJECT.

• SHEFFIELD YOUNG CARERS PROJECT income £647k
• TITANS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £858k
• ACTIVLIVES income £486k
• Families Together Suffolk income £516k
• ORGANICARTS income £73k
• OTLEY ROAD AND UNDERCLIFFE COMMUNITY WORKS income £590k

Side by side with its peers

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