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SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1114451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SYEDA's aims and objectives are:To support people affected by an eating disorder.To raise awareness of eating disorders amongst both health and education professionals.To work towards improving the current service provision.

Objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA AND OTHER EATING DISORDERS ('EATING DISORDERS')(2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE FAMILIES OF THOSE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE SUFFERERS OF EATING DISORDERS(3) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOUTH YORKSHIRE

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: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£958k
Latest spending
£911k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £525,057, significantly exceeding the Board's stated target of £200,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £47,014 and holds total net assets of £541,114. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The Charity had 2 staff members receiving remuneration in the range £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“The Charity had 2 staff members receiving remuneration in the range £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £200,000 (reserves figure: £525k)
“A free reserves target of £200,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £891,471 — contracts £861,471 (4), grants £30,000 (1); 93% of the £957,904 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £805,003 — contracts £805,003 (5); 94% of the £852,657 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £624,158 — contracts £624,158 (5); 93% of the £667,761 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardAdult Disordered Eating Service - NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership)——

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.

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

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

Total income
£958k
Total spending
£911k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£527k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£958k£911k
31/03/2024£853k£779k
31/03/2023£668k£549k
31/03/2022£564k£488k
31/03/2021£498k£393k

Common questions

Is SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £525,057, significantly exceeding the Board's stated target of £200,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £47,014 and holds total net assets of £541,114. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£284kReaching Out
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2015£280kReaching Out
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2010£8kCreative Arts- for People with Eating Disorders (PWED)
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2006£258kTransfer of MK/1/010156352

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
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL1£265k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£90k
Brian Mercer Trust1£45k
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES1£35k
THE ELLERDALE TRUST1£28k
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED1£25k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CARDIFF FOUNDATION1£13k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PERSONALISED EATING DISORDER SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION£958k£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
PERSONALISED EATING DISORDER SUPPORT FY2025£506k—0unclear—no doubt
FREED FY2025£152k—0below—no doubt
YOREBRIDGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (YSDA) FY2026£85k—0unclear—no doubt
SEED EATING DISORDERS SUPPORT SERVICES FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK FOODBANK FY2025£310k—0above—no doubt

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