SEEN LTD
SEEN is a Twickenham based charity that provides free, confidential and non-directive support to women and men affected by unplanned pregnancy and pregnancy loss. SEEN also provides a befriending service for pregnant women.SEEN offers courses in RSE in schools and youth clubs and delivers the 'I AM project' courses in a local prison focussing on maintaining positive and healthy relationships.
Objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS, PREGNANCY AND THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. 2) RELIEF IN NEED AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY UNPLANNED PREGNANCY OR PREGNANCY LOSS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SERVICES.3) THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO NEEDY APPLICANTS TO THE CHARITY.4) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH MAY CONVENIENTLY BE CARRIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £19,931, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £22,000 (three months of operational costs). The accounts note a current shortfall of £2,069 and state that unrestricted funds were low at the end of the year. However, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, expressing a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 22
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 21
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/03/2016)
- Received assets from another charity (15/11/2012)
Trustees
- BRIDGET ANNE WALLACEchair
- Angharad Carys Thomas
- David Labouchardiere
- Lesley Anne Benge
- Michael John Parker
- Nicki Klass
- Rosalind Moody
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £122k | £122k |
| 31/12/2024 | £125k | £129k |
| 31/12/2023 | £120k | £109k |
| 31/12/2022 | £111k | £112k |
| 31/12/2021 | £86k | £94k |
Common questions
Is SEEN LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £19,931, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £22,000 (three months of operational costs). The accounts note a current shortfall of £2,069 and state that unrestricted funds were low at the end of the year. However, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, expressing a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SEEN LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SEEN LTD as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM, Richmond Foundation, MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION.
Shared trustees with funders
- BRIDGET ANNE WALLACE — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM | FY2021 | £7k | Global Engagement |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM | FY2022 | £6k | Global Engagement |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2024 | £5k | Grant awarded in 2023/24 |
| MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | FY2021 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2026 | £19k | Listening Support Service - pregnancy/baby loss & unplanned pregnancy |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/05/2024 | £18k | Listening Support Service & Befriending |
| City Bridge Foundation | 20/11/2023 | £49k | Grant to SEEN Ltd |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/09/2023 | £18k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/11/2022 | £10k | Listening Support Service |
| Postcode Lottery | 26/04/2022 | £13k | Staff salary |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2019 | £10k | Listening - Step by Step |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £89k |
| Hilton UK Foundation | 1 | £65k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £51k |
| THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| WSH FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEEN LTD | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OUR KIDS EYES | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNSEEN (UK) | £3.4m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| SEAN INTERNATIONAL | £76k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SEED COMMUNITY | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. | £2.8m | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |