YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS
Registered charity 1136735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
YELLOW SUBMARINE BELIEVES PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES DESERVE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL. WE ARE A SMALL AWARD-WINNING CHARITY WHICH PRIDES ITSELF ON HELPING THE MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN OXFORDSHIRE BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE AND A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH. AT THE SAME TIME WE AIM TO MEET THE HUGE NEED FOR RESPITE FOR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £245,888, which is below the trustees' calculated target reserves policy of £293,500. However, the trustees consider the reserves adequate due to the presence of a £250,000 expendable endowment fund that can be accessed if reserves fall below three months of operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £20,385 for the year and maintains a positive cash balance of £454,445.
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: £246k)
“Whilst unrestricted funds at the year-end were lower than this at £245.888, in view of the Endowment fund the Trustees consider them to be adequate at this point.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Yellow Submarine (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Toby Staveleychair
- BARNABY LENON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kathryn Liddell
- Nicola Sabrina Urquhart
- Oni Chowdhury
- William Kennah Gale
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £245,888, which is below the trustees' calculated target reserves policy of £293,500. However, the trustees consider the reserves adequate due to the presence of a £250,000 expendable endowment fund that can be accessed if reserves fall below three months of operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £20,385 for the year and maintains a positive cash balance of £454,445. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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