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APASEN

Registered charity 1114290 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as APASENTH, APASENTH LTD, ASIAN PARENTS ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN TOWER HAMLETS

Mainly provides services to people, with learning disabilities and multiple disabilities. and their carers to improve their day to day life, relieve poverty and to improve employemnt opportunites.

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Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£15.6m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £633,016 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant swing from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to the non-recovery of London Living Wage uplifts from local authority contracts. Despite this, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £5.2 million, which the trustees consider adequate to support operations for approximately four months and pursue new funding opportunities. The trustees and auditors confirm the entity remains a going concern, anticipating that the loss of the Homecare contract will be offset by corresponding cost reductions through TUPE transfers and resource reorganization.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Home and Community Services (77% of income)
“Home and Community Services 11,587,497”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditures (held: £5.2m)
“The Board has determined that the appropriate level of free reserves should be between 3 to 6 months' Operating expenditures, and they are currently within this target (Free reserve of £5.2m as per Accounts Note 12, equate to approximately 4 months’ operational costs).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Apasen International
“During the year, the entity provided £50,000 of funding to Apasen International, a charity that draws on the expertise of Apasen, to provide similar services in Bangladesh. This has been classified in Note 7. The relationship of Apasen to Apasen International is that of a grant-making one, with funds used exclusively from Apasen’s unrestricted surpluses.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ipsum Accountants Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £4.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Apasen — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 20/10/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£15.0m
Total spending
£15.6m
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
627

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Croydon · Kingston Upon Thames · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.0m£15.6m
31/03/2024£16.7m£15.0m
31/03/2023£14.5m£13.6m
31/03/2022£13.8m£11.7m
31/03/2021£11.4m£9.6m

Common questions

Is APASEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £633,016 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant swing from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to the non-recovery of London Living Wage uplifts from local authority contracts. Despite this, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £5.2 million, which the trustees consider adequate to support operations for approximately four months and pursue new funding opportunities. The trustees and auditors confirm the entity remains a going concern, anticipating that the loss of the Homecare contract will be offset by corresponding cost reductions through TUPE transfers and resource reorganization. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ipsum Accountants Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£75k
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£72k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND1£25k
MANTELL GWYNEDD CYF1£20k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£10k
ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Learning Disability Network London Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
APASEN£15.0m——within—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
ASPENS CHARITIES FY2025£20.1m——unclear—no doubt
OSEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. FY2025£2.8mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
HERTSMERE MENCAP FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt

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