NATURAL BREAKS LIMITED
Registered charity 1168733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We are a Charity that provides outstanding support services for people with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health issues, Physical Disabilities and Acquired Brain Injuries in the North West of England.We began in 1991 and now support over 100 people via our support living, social and learning, out and about, Multiple and Complex Health Needs and Children's Services.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £18,667 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £942,564. The trustees report that reserves are higher than the policy targets of £310,127 (best-case) and £441,407 (worst-case), citing economic uncertainty and rising costs as justification for holding these levels. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £943k)
“The level of reserves at 31 March 2025 increased to £942,564. The trustees acknowledge that this is higher than that required by the best-case (£310,127) and worst-case (£441,407) costs in the Reserves Policy” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by SB&P. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Diane Hesketh — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- O'SHAUGHNESSY, Daniel George — director, appointed 19/06/2023on trustee list
- WESTON, Philip Harry — director, appointed 19/06/2023on trustee list
- ERSKINE, Julia — director, appointed 02/03/2009on trustee list
- LLOYD, Kevin Charles — director, appointed 29/11/2004on trustee list
- ITIOKIET, Robert — director, appointed 07/06/1995on trustee list
- BURKE, Karen — secretary, appointed 03/12/2001
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: Natural Breaks Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 28/05/2019. CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Natural Breaks Limited: Good (13/08/2019) · CQC record
- KEVIN CHARLES LLOYDchair
- Daniel O'Shaughnessy
- JULIA DOROTHY ERSKINE
- Philip Weston
- ROBERT ITIOKIET
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NATURAL BREAKS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £18,667 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £942,564. The trustees report that reserves are higher than the policy targets of £310,127 (best-case) and £441,407 (worst-case), citing economic uncertainty and rising costs as justification for holding these levels. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SB&P.
Who funds NATURAL BREAKS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NATURAL BREAKS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND.
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