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.

Objects

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.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£161k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 15% to £161,093, while total expenditure decreased by 25% to £177,327, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £16,235. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,400, with a specific Financial Reserve Fund of £60,336, which the trustees state provides stability for the proceeding 12 months. The filing notes that the charity operates in a challenging financial climate but continues to support eligible applicants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain a Financial Reserves Fund to provide financial stability for operational costs and future grant allocations for the proceeding 12 months (held: £107k)

“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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Fiona Smith is a Trustee and 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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 15% to £161,093, while total expenditure decreased by 25% to £177,327, resulting in a net incoming resource deficit of £16,235. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,400, with a specific Financial Reserve Fund of £60,336, which the trustees state provides stability for the proceeding 12 months. The filing notes that the charity operates in a challenging financial climate but continues to support eligible applicants.

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
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£134k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£120k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, WINCHESTER	1	£68k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£65k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	1	£50k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	1	£17k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT.

LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT income £253k
SPURGEONS income £12.6m
HUSSAIN AID income £141k
HEART HEROES income £262k
LS29 SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP income £65k
THE HELEN AND DAVID HAINS (UK) FOUNDATION income £501k

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	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT FY2025	£253k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPURGEONS FY2025	£12.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUSSAIN AID FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEART HEROES FY2025	£262k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LS29 SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP FY2025	£65k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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