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HARROGATE SKILLS 4 LIVING CENTRE

Registered charity 1138346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HS4LC

WE PROVIDE LIFELONG LEARNING AND SUPPORT FOR MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.IN OUR SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE WE PROVIDE ACCREDITED LEARNING AND INFORMAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES DAY CARE SUPPORT. IN OUR RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES, BRACKENLEY AND BRIARDENE, WE SUPPORT 26 PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds reduced from £1,172,280 to £967,143 due to a net loss of £205,137, driven by planned service development costs and depreciation. The Trustees report that reserves were below the target level during this period of investment but are now focused on rebuilding reserves as income streams stabilize. The charity remains solvent with unrestricted funds of £761,510 and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee (Key Management Personnel) received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee (Key Management Personnel) received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £762k; policy: approximately six months of operating expenditure, excluding staffing costs)
“Reserves were below the target level during a period of planned investment; however, the Trustees are implementing measures to rebuild reserves in line with policy.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £968k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre — Registered, 3 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 17/04/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
90

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 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 (100% 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).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.6m£2.8m
31/08/2024£2.5m£2.6m
31/08/2023£2.3m£2.4m
31/08/2022£2.1m£2.1m
31/08/2021£2.0m£1.8m

Common questions

Is HARROGATE SKILLS 4 LIVING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds reduced from £1,172,280 to £967,143 due to a net loss of £205,137, driven by planned service development costs and depreciation. The Trustees report that reserves were below the target level during this period of investment but are now focused on rebuilding reserves as income streams stabilize. The charity remains solvent with unrestricted funds of £761,510 and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of HARROGATE SKILLS 4 LIVING CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£9kEngage22
Sport England22/06/2020£10kSporting Hearts
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2019£10kHealthy Hearts

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST2£10k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£154k
AKO FOUNDATION1£128k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£125k
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust1£114k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION1£75k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£42k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARROGATE SKILLS 4 LIVING CENTRE£2.6mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0within—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED FY2025£2.4mmore than £60,0002below—no doubt
THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FY2025£6.5mmore than £60,0002above—no doubt
MISSION EMPLOYABLE FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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