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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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

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)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£246k
Employees
47

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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.2m£1.2m
30/06/2024£990k£1.1m
30/06/2023£956k£998k
30/06/2022£793k£807k
30/06/2021£805k£670k

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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£250k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10kEducation
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£8kEducation/Relief
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2023£8kGrant funding of activities
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCharitable purposes in and around the City of Oxford
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2025£283kLiving life to the full!
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2012£10kSmoothie Powered Jobs for People with Learning Disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2010£10kSkills for Work: Residential Courses for People with Learning Disabilities.

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 SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS£1.2m—0below—no doubt
SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. FY2025£2.8mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED FY2025£12.1m——above—no doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt

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