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ROTHERHAM PARENTS FORUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1147969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROTHERHAM PARENTS FORUM

We take positive action in Rotherham to promote social inclusion among people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families by providing forums, workshops, peer support services and offering social opportunities as well as raising public awareness to ensure that individuals are recognised, heard and supported to overcome the inequalities they might face.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£384k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £168,158 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £260,906 to £92,747. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds are limited due to reliance on restricted grants. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a target they acknowledge has not yet been achieved.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2k; policy: three to six months of expenditure)
“As in the previous year, this level has not yet been achieved due to the charity’s reliance on restricted grants and contracts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and employees are directors of Genuine Partnerships CIC, a joint venture between RMBC and the charity. Spouses of trustees are employed by the charity. Trustees and workers utilize charity services.
“C Whiting, A Moreman and C Ratcliffe (trustees) and Louise Graham and Jayne Fitzgerald (employees), are also directors of Genuine Partnerships CIC which was original established as a joint venture between RMBC and Rotherham Parents Forum Limited. The spouses of Richard Butcher (trustee) and Kieran McManus (trustee) are employed by the charity. A number of trustees and workers of the charitable company utilise the services offered by the charity.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£630k
Total spending
£551k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£4k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£384k£552k
31/07/2024£630k£551k
31/07/2023£513k£538k
31/07/2022£564k£407k
31/07/2021£295k£249k

Common questions

Is ROTHERHAM PARENTS FORUM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £168,158 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £260,906 to £92,747. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds are limited due to reliance on restricted grants. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a target they acknowledge has not yet been achieved. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROTHERHAM PARENTS FORUM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROTHERHAM PARENTS FORUM LIMITED as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£20kSEND Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2016£10kEmpowering Parent/Carers in Rotherham