SANDWELL PARENTS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

Registered charity 1125576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SPDC provides a range of play, leisure and sporting opportunities for disabled children and their families. We also provide a range of support and information for parent carers.

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£250k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,100 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £107,509. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of between 3 and 6 months of expenditure, estimated at approximately £148,593. The current unrestricted reserves of £60,792 are below this stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £61k; policy: between 3 and 6 months expenditure)
“The trustees have decided to set a level of reserves, which equate in value to between 3 and 6 months expenditure. Trustees have estimated that 6 months cost will be approximately £148,593.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£255k£250k
31/03/2024£245k£251k
31/03/2023£245k£260k
31/03/2022£247k£234k
31/03/2021£221k£190k

Common questions

Is SANDWELL PARENTS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,100 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £107,509. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of between 3 and 6 months of expenditure, estimated at approximately £148,593. The current unrestricted reserves of £60,792 are below this stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SANDWELL PARENTS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SANDWELL PARENTS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN as a grant recipient include THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2025£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2020£133kParent Carers Together Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2015£10kParent Carer Support Project
Sport England29/03/2012£1kTrampoling and rebound therapy for disabled children .