Aphasia Support

Registered charity 1143106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPEAK WITH IT

Aphasia Support is a Yorkshire based charity who support people with aphasia on a one to one basis and on a group basis through our aphasia cafes. Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of people with aphasia and their carers, by providing tailored speech and language therapy and long term support. We want to create a world where every person with aphasia has access to long term support.

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Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£253k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £31,529 for the year, increasing total fund balances to £222,011. The trustees report that free reserves of £67,651 are ahead of their agreed target of £55,000, providing a buffer against risks as the charity diversifies its income sources. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (59% of income)
“Donations and grants 2 75,000 40,846 166,742 282,588 250,302” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £55,000 (held: £68k)
“The charity trustees have reviewed the cost of closing down the charity and agreed on a reserves figure of £55,000 at the trustee meeting held on 24th June 2024. At 31st March 2025 the charity was ahead of this target (£67,651)” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aphasia Support (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£284k£253k
31/03/2024£250k£319k
31/03/2023£317k£211k
31/03/2022£162k£159k
31/03/2021£206k£109k

Common questions

Is Aphasia Support financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £31,529 for the year, increasing total fund balances to £222,011. The trustees report that free reserves of £67,651 are ahead of their agreed target of £55,000, providing a buffer against risks as the charity diversifies its income sources. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Aphasia Support?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Aphasia Support as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, Prosper Wakefield District Ltd, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£100kGrant
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2024£5kSmall Grants Programme
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kProgramme: Bettys and Taylors Coronavirus Community Fund
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELDFY2025£5kHaribo Happiness Together
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELDFY2024£5k
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2022£4k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2025£3kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2024£2kGeneral Flow Through Grants
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2026£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2024£2kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2023£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2022£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2024£20kAphasia Support - Developing a Branch Network
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£268kAphasia Support Yorkshire
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2020£333kSpeak with IT Continuation
The National Lottery Community Fund26/07/2018£5kBarnsley Aphasia Tech Club
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2017£254kSpeak With IT