'SPECTRUM WASP'

Registered charity 1146664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer a comprehensive schedule of structured events and activities, including residential breaks, cinema outings, arts and craft sessions, family day trips, music therapy sessions, wall climbing, biking, cooking, swimming, trampolining etc. This helps to develop confidence, coordination, interaction, life and learning skills for Children/Young People on the Autistic Spectrum.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£372k

Latest spending

£282k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £247,668, with unrestricted funds at £169,850. The trustees report maintaining reserves at £60,000, which aligns with their stated policy target of 6 to 8 months' operating costs. The charity secured further funding from The National Lottery Community Fund until 2028, providing stability for core costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 to 8 months' worth of operating costs (held: £170k)

“Spectrum WASP maintains a reserve fund of £60,000.00, with a target level set at 6 to 8 months' worth of operating costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nikki Dickinsonchair
ANDREA MELLORS
JUDI RADFORD
Jill Savage
Kate Wightman
REBECCA HERWARD

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£372k	£282k
31/03/2025	£194k	£261k
31/03/2024	£300k	£246k
31/03/2023	£254k	£183k
31/03/2022	£141k	£128k

Common questions

Is 'SPECTRUM WASP' financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £247,668, with unrestricted funds at £169,850. The trustees report maintaining reserves at £60,000, which aligns with their stated policy target of 6 to 8 months' operating costs. The charity secured further funding from The National Lottery Community Fund until 2028, providing stability for core costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds 'SPECTRUM WASP'?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 'SPECTRUM WASP' as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH, FARNSFIELD, Moto Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	FY2024	£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH, FARNSFIELD	FY2023	£300
Moto Foundation	FY2021	£150	Community Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/11/2021	£331k	Spectrum WASP Into the Future (Revised)
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/01/2021	£11k	Spectrum WASP Community Co-ordinator
UK government	25/06/2020	£16k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/04/2019	£10k	Spectrum WASP Group Co-ordinator