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IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED

Registered charity 1141823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IAS

We support people with a disability to have choice and control over their lives, be valued and contributing members of their communities and be part of a wide network of friends, neighbours and family. Our support also extends to their families, friends and local community to meet their needs so they are enabled to live full lives.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£12.1m
Latest spending
£12.0m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £10,665 and total unrestricted reserves of £4,322,922. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £3,876,201, which it estimates meets its policy target of six months' operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months or over (held: £3.9m)
“our reserves policy is to ensure we have reserves of six months or over. We estimate that we are now at this figure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 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)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £220k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Imagine Act And Succeed — Registered, 7 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/07/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£12.1m
Total spending
£12.0m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
413

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oldham · Salford City · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.1m£12.0m
31/03/2024£11.7m£11.7m
31/03/2023£10.2m£10.4m
31/03/2022£11.3m£10.6m
31/03/2021£11.3m£10.8m

Common questions

Is IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £10,665 and total unrestricted reserves of £4,322,922. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £3,876,201, which it estimates meets its policy target of six months' operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

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 EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£150k
FRAZER TRUST2£12k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£4k
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£478k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
ELRHA1£168k
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust1£114k
THE PAYBACK TIME TRUST1£111k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED£12.1m——above—no doubt
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
EQUALITY TOGETHER FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt

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