SYCAMORE TRUST U.K.

Registered charity 1116697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARENT OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN TOGETHER IN BARKING & DAGENHAM, PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN TOGETHER

The charity provides support for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Difficulites and associated disorders, their carers and families through the provision of advice, advocacy,support, information and educational activities aiding them towards equal opportunities and social integrations. The charity also provides training to individuals and groups.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£403k
Latest spending
£384k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £19,410 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the prior year's deficit. Free reserves of £199,452 are reported, which the trustees confirm meet their policy target of maintaining six months' worth of expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months (held: £199k)
The trustees have considered the reserve policy and have concluded that the minimum reserve to be maintained should be at a level which ensures that the charity's core activities could continue for a period of six months during a period of unforeseen difficulty. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: S.T. Autism Training Service Limited
The Charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of S.T. Autism Training Service Limited (Registered No.12243747 (England and Wales). — page 17
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 — Sycamore Trust U.K (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£556k
Total spending
£474k
Reserves (reported)
£287k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Havering · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£403k£384k
31/03/2024£348k£449k
31/03/2023£421k£481k
31/03/2022£493k£486k
31/03/2021£556k£474k

Common questions

Is SYCAMORE TRUST U.K. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £19,410 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the prior year's deficit. Free reserves of £199,452 are reported, which the trustees confirm meet their policy target of maintaining six months' worth of expenditure. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)20/05/2024£35kGo! London Fund - Project Phoenix
Greater London Authority01/10/2018£147kYoung Londoners Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£10kAutism - a female perspective
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2018£422k"Parenting Pathways"- Parenting Development Project for People with Le
Greater London Authority05/01/2015£1kGrant to Sycamore Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2005£3kHealthy Summer Project

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SYCAMORE TRUST U.K.£403k0aboveno doubt
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt
SACAR FY2025£1.2m0belowno doubt
THE EDMUND TRUST FY2025£11.1m£80,001 - £90,000unclearno doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025£224k0belowno doubt
THE KENT AUTISTIC TRUST FY2025£10.5mbelowno doubt

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