PLATFORM (HULL)

Registered charity 1166859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPECIAL TIMES

Provision of day-care support for young people with multiple and complex learning disabilities age 19 - 25 years. A unique service for when full time education ends.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE, ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES, HOLIDAYS AND DAY TRIPS.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,042,502, with unrestricted reserves reaching £1,042,502, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £150,000. The charity reported a net income of £195,980 and generated positive cash flow from operations, indicating strong financial stability for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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)

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

CQC provider record: PLATFORM (HULL) — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 14/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Reported reserves equal ~22.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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• Platform (Hull): Good (26/11/2022) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE HORNSHAWchair
• Emma Harrison
• Ian Bourne
• John Flavell
• KATIE BAYRAM
• PAULINE MARJORIE ALLAN

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

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