SEBASTIAN'S ACTION TRUST

Registered charity 1151146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support families of children with life-limiting conditions, aged 0-19, from point of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond, by listening and responding to their unmet need.Our holistic model of care provides fully accessible respite breaks for families living in the UK. We also provide outreach support services to families living in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hamps, Surrey and Oxfordshire.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £608,437 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a previous deficit of £782,566. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £315,288, with total free reserves equivalent to 6.1 months of operating costs, against a policy target of six months. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient cashflow to meet its obligations and continues to operate as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Stewart & Co Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sebastian's Action Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (42% 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: 67.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fiona Wrightchair
• Simon Lawrence Parsons
• Vanessa Avlonitis
• Vicky Westbrook

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Slough · Surrey · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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