FAVELL DAY SERVICES
The charity provides day care facilities for recreation and other leisure activities for persons over the age of 18 who have need of these because of their physical disability.The objectives of the care service seek to provide both an enjoyable care environment for its members and provide a break for carers and family members
Objects
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF A PHYSICAL DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and designated funds of £28,570, an increase from the previous year's £27,834. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of four months' operating expenditure, against which the current net assets appear sufficient.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable Activities 88,597”
“The cost of fundraising for the grants obtained was 34% for in year results.”
“The charity seeks to maintain a cash reserve equivalent to at least four months operating expenditure.” — page 15
“The member trustees are either users or carers who benefit from the service provided by the charity. They receive no incremental benefit from the role of being a trustee.” — page 20
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £480 — grants £480 (1); under 1% of the £104,233 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2022 (received 14/04/2023, 14 days after the 31/03/2023 due date); year ending 31/05/2021 (received 11/04/2022, 11 days after the 31/03/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Christine Rivett
- Debra Jane Ling
- GILES HAYDEN WEST
- Jean Howell
- Jenny Wright
- Michaela Twigg
- Nicholas Flynn
- Nicholas Phillip Tack
- William Keith BROOKS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £104k | £103k |
| 31/05/2024 | £103k | £98k |
| 31/05/2023 | £86k | £100k |
| 31/05/2022 | £84k | £103k |
| 31/05/2021 | £64k | £67k |
Common questions
Is FAVELL DAY SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and designated funds of £28,570, an increase from the previous year's £27,834. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of four months' operating expenditure, against which the current net assets appear sufficient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FAVELL DAY SERVICES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAVELL DAY SERVICES as a grant recipient include ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION, DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE ARCHER TRUST, GAY AND PETER HARTLEY'S HILLARDS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | Support |
| DOUGLAS COMPTON JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Runs a day centre in Northampton for those aged 40 to 60 with physical disabilities. |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Charitable activities |
| GAY AND PETER HARTLEY'S HILLARDS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/08/2025 | £12k | Favell Day Services |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £2k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £374k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- FAMILY CARE TRUST
- TADLEY ELDERLY DAY CARE
- THE FREMANTLE TRUST
- DARNALL DEMENTIA TRUST
- ABSOLUTELY LEISURE
- HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAVELL DAY SERVICES | £104k | — | 0 | unclear | 34.0% | no doubt |
| FAMILY CARE TRUST | £4.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TADLEY ELDERLY DAY CARE | £64k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FREMANTLE TRUST | £51.9m | £100,000 to £109,999 | 36 | above | — | not going concern |
| DARNALL DEMENTIA TRUST | £161k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ABSOLUTELY LEISURE | £4.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |