SULLIVAN'S HEROES

Registered charity 1163021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SULLIVANS' HEROES

To relieve the needs of children with disabilities and their families by the provision of grants and financial assistance to adapt their home to accommodate the child's needs as a way of improving their quality of life within their home environment. Sullivan's Heroes operates in the United Kingdom.

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Latest income

£161k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 29% to £139,627 while total expenditure increased by 79% to £236,526, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £96,899. Despite this deficit, the charity reports unrestricted reserves of £63,811 and a financial reserve fund of £60,102, with no funds materially in deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: financial stability for operational costs and future grant allocations for the proceeding 12 months (held: £64k)

“Sullivan’s Heroes operates a Reserves Policy to maintain a Financial Reserves Fund to provide financial stability for operational costs and future grant allocations for the proceeding 12 months.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Fiona Smith is employed as Operations Manager.

“Fiona Smith remains a Trustee whilst being employed as Operations Manager, as authorised by the Charity Commission and agreed with the Trustee Board.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sullivan's Heroes (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Belfast International Airport — “Our thanks to Belfast International Airport and staff involved for their recent funding of £250 towards ‘ Darcies adaptions ’.” (source page)
B&Q Foundation — “At the B&Q Foundation, we believe everyone needs a place to feel at home. Sullivan’s Heroes perfectly embodies these values and it gives us …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Broderickchair
Amanda Cooper
Fiona Smith
Lia Lunn
Richard Smith

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£161k	£177k
31/10/2024	£140k	£237k
31/10/2023	£197k	£132k
31/10/2022	£274k	£400k
31/10/2021	£338k	£216k

Common questions

Is SULLIVAN'S HEROES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 29% to £139,627 while total expenditure increased by 79% to £236,526, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £96,899. Despite this deficit, the charity reports unrestricted reserves of £63,811 and a financial reserve fund of £60,102, with no funds materially in deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SULLIVAN'S HEROES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SULLIVAN'S HEROES as a grant recipient include SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND).

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	FY2022	£15k	Social justice
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	List of donations greater and equal to £5,000 is shown in note 4.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2024	£4k	Older & Disabled Persons
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2021	£2k	Medical / Disabled
THE VERNON ELLIS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST DORMANSLAND, SOUTHWARK	FY2022	£356	Sullivans Heroes
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST DORMANSLAND, SOUTHWARK	FY2022	£240	Sullivans Heroes
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST DORMANSLAND, SOUTHWARK	FY2022	£125	Sullivans Heroes

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND	2	£2.5m
LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND	2	£64k
WARRANT OFFICERS' & SERGEANTS' MESS SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS	1	£1.1m
Moto Foundation	1	£550k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£60k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	1	£30k
THE STRATTON NO2 CHARITABLE FUND	1	£25k
EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP FOR HEROES.

HELP FOR HEROES income £22.8m
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £145k
RUGBY FOR HEROES income £227k
LITTLE HERO income £69k
HULL 4 HEROES income £599k
BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £806k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SULLIVAN'S HEROES	£161k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HELP FOR HEROES FY2025	£22.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RUGBY FOR HEROES FY2025	£227k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE HERO FY2025	£69k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HULL 4 HEROES FY2025	£599k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.