THE ALIVE PROJECT LTD

Registered charity 1142464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACN, ACN INDEPENDENCE AND LEISURE

day service providing activities and therapies for people with disabilities

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PHYSICAL DISABLED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLY ADAPTED HOLIDAY FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: SHEFFIELD CITY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£876k
Latest spending
£629k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £246,377 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £612,553. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and has established a reserves policy to maintain funds committed to providing services through incoming income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income)
“Income from services provided Charitable activities 874,913”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: funds committed to providing services to users is maintained by the income received by the Charity (held: £613k)
“The trustees have established a long term policy whereby the funds committed to providing services to users is maintained by the income received by the Charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The daughter of one of the Trustees is employed by the Charity and received total compensation of £42,043 (2024: £16,705) in wages and pension contributions during the year.
“The daughter of one of the Trustees is employed by the Charity and received total compensation of £42,043 (2024: £16,705) in wages and pension contributions during the year.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The charity does not have a valid lease agreement in place in relation to the building rented. There is a risk that the building owner may require us to empty the place without any notice.
“The charity does not have a valid lease agreement in place in relation to the building rented. There is a risk that the building owner may require us to empty the place without any notice.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£876k
Total spending
£629k
Reserves (reported)
£613k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~11.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£876k£629k
30/09/2024£624k£560k
30/09/2023£539k£480k
30/09/2022£409k£384k
30/09/2021£370k£257k

Common questions

Is THE ALIVE PROJECT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £246,377 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £612,553. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and has established a reserves policy to maintain funds committed to providing services through incoming income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2020£10kAlive Sensory
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2009£10kA C N Independence and Leisure