SCOPE WEST SUSSEX

Registered charity 1112581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to involve, support, and develop people with physical disabilities, particularly cerbral palsy in West Sussex, their families and carers, by providing a focal point for individuals to meet as well as activities and training, and to run a day resource centre for the development of skills, friendship, and support.

Objects

(I) TO PROVIDE, CAUSE TO BE PROVIDED OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND RELATED DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF SCOPE;(II) IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING IN SKILLS, LEADING, IF POSSIBLE, TO EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WEST SUSSEX

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £61,918 for the year, bringing total funds to £534,863. The trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position with strong reserves, noting that unrestricted funds total £505,356. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Karen Joneschair
• Nathan Burrows
• Penelope Ellison
• RICHARD KEVIN BURROWS

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• SCOPE income £44.0m
• WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £195k
• SUSSEX CRICKET FOUNDATION income £1.3m
• Sussex Community NHS Charity income £141k
• SOUTH WILTS MENCAP income £168k
• EAST SUSSEX VISION CARE income £157k

Side by side with its peers

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