UNIQUE WAYS

Registered charity 1109413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CALDERDALE PARENTS AND CARERS, CPCC, THE CALDERDALE PARENT AND CARER'S COUNCIL

We directly support Parent Carers of disabled children and young people to create positive change in family life.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£243k
Latest spending
£205k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £38,377 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £118,809. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £53,743 were held at year-end, which is below the agreed policy target range of £60,000 to £120,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 - £120,000 (held: £54k)
The Trustees have agreed to adopt reserves range from £60,000 - £120,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£243k£205k
31/03/2024£131k£171k
31/03/2023£178k£183k
31/03/2022£150k£187k
31/03/2021£240k£148k

Common questions

Is UNIQUE WAYS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £38,377 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £118,809. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £53,743 were held at year-end, which is below the agreed policy target range of £60,000 to £120,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2013£139kAdvocacy for Better Outcomes (ABOut)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£9kParent/ Carer Counselling Project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2005£50k1 Park For All
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2005£4kAll Join In

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNIQUE WAYS£243k0unclearno doubt
THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£653k0aboveno doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025£224k0belowno doubt
BECOME CHARITY FY2025£2.0munclearno doubt
STAND BY ME FY2024£3.0m1withinno doubt
UNIQUE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2024£530k0unclearno doubt

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