ADHD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1120898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADHD FOUNDATION LIMITED, LIVERPOOL ADHD FOUNDATION, LIVERPOOL ADHD FOUNDATION LIMITED

Provision of information,guidance and adviceSupport for Parents and Children and Young People with ADHDEducation Programmes/Young Peoples Activities 1 to 1 Coaching. Support for young offenders with ADHD. Support for clinicians. Training for professionals - UK wide. Promoting awareness of ADHD and influencing policy and provision through the Government and other agencies.

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £200,578 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income reaching £2,274,952. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £143,009, moving from a deficit in the previous year, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £250,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £143k; policy: two months' worth of unrestricted operating costs)
“The amount of reserves at 31 March 2024 were £184,910. The charity's target is to build reserves to £250,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Commission from DO-IT Solutions Ltd
“The charity received £nil (2023: £7,102) in commission from DO-IT Solutions Ltd, related to sales of a neurodiversity support app the charity assisted DO-IT Solutions in its development.”
“During the year the charity loaned £95,319 to ADHD-ASD CIC. Included in other debtors at the year end the balance owed by ADHD-ASD CIC to the charity was £56,509.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to ADHD-ASD CIC
“The charity received £nil (2023: £7,102) in commission from DO-IT Solutions Ltd, related to sales of a neurodiversity support app the charity assisted DO-IT Solutions in its development.”
“During the year the charity loaned £95,319 to ADHD-ASD CIC. Included in other debtors at the year end the balance owed by ADHD-ASD CIC to the charity was £56,509.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Trustee
“The charity received £nil (2023: £7,102) in commission from DO-IT Solutions Ltd, related to sales of a neurodiversity support app the charity assisted DO-IT Solutions in its development.”
“During the year the charity loaned £95,319 to ADHD-ASD CIC. Included in other debtors at the year end the balance owed by ADHD-ASD CIC to the charity was £56,509.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rushtons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£143k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.1m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2021£904k£908k

Common questions

Is ADHD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £200,578 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total income reaching £2,274,952. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £143,009, moving from a deficit in the previous year, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £250,000. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Rushtons Chartered Accountants.

Who funds ADHD FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADHD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include PROJECT GIVING BACK, THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, KUSUMA TRUST UK, BARNWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PROJECT GIVING BACKFY2025£87k2025 Garden costs
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£72kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2024£25kChallenge and Change Fund
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2023£25kThe Opportunity Fund
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2022£23kOpportunity Fund
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£22kNeurodiversity Umbrella Project London Schools – Talk Matters
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£22kNeurodiversity Umbrella Project London Schools – Talk Matters
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2023£1kPupil Donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARKS FOREST GATEFY2025£242Adhoc Giving

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£8kNational Neurodiversity Youth Council
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2021£331kNeurodiversity Umbrella Training Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£9kThe Umbrella Gang
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2016£310k'See Me Not ADHD'
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2012£297kThe ADHD Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2011£7kADHD Parents Participation Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2009£149kCompulsory Communication Project

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADHD FOUNDATION£2.3m—0below—no doubt
ADHD UK FY2024£176k—0unclear—no doubt
ADHD Embrace FY2026£174k—0below14.7%no doubt
ADHD NORTH WEST FY2025£276k—0unclear—noted
THE FOUNDATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENCE FY2025£216k—0above—no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt

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