SPOTLIGHT UK

Registered charity 1129258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEACE OF MIND CARE

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£228k
Latest spending
£247k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net decrease in funds of £18,673, resulting in total unrestricted and designated reserves of £6,503. The trustees' report indicates that reserves were depleted during the pandemic and are currently below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves between 80% and 100% of forecast quarterly spend. The trustees intend to rebuild reserves to three months of overheads by raising additional funds and minimizing ongoing overheads.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 80% and 100% of the forecast spend for the current quarter (held: £7k)
“The Charity will aim to maintain total Unrestricted and Designated Reserves at between 80% and 100% of the forecast spend for the current quarter.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£228k£247k
31/03/2024£194k£174k
31/03/2023£236k£233k
31/03/2022£250k£262k
31/03/2021£351k£325k

Common questions

Is SPOTLIGHT UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net decrease in funds of £18,673, resulting in total unrestricted and designated reserves of £6,503. The trustees' report indicates that reserves were depleted during the pandemic and are currently below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves between 80% and 100% of forecast quarterly spend. The trustees intend to rebuild reserves to three months of overheads by raising additional funds and minimizing ongoing overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPOTLIGHT UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPOTLIGHT UK as a grant recipient include ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED, JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST, THE EARLEY CHARITY, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO).

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2025£16kReaching out
UK government01/04/2022£4k043 SPOTLIGHT UK GRANT NUMBER 2
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kFamily Support Service Basingstoke
UK government01/04/2021£5k004 Spotlight West Berkshire
UK government01/04/2021£17k043 Spotlight UK grant number 2
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£33kSpotlight Food Parcels for Covid 19
UK government01/04/2020£10kFSF Partnership SPOTLIGHT UK
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2016£10kYouth Mentoring Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2010£10kPeace of Mind Care Community Project