HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO

Registered charity 1170145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALTON SPEAK OUT

HALTON SPEAK OUT was founded in 2001. We converted to a CIO in November 2016. We continue to support individuals with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people by offering a wide range of services including self advocacy, person centred planning, employment opportunities, training, peer advocacy, dramatic and visual arts education and participation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£311k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £156,267, while total net assets were £211,913. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,684 for the year, with total incoming resources of £310,556 against resources expended of £292,872.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Transactions with organisations where trustees have an interest are conducted at arm's length.
“Owing to the nature of the charity's activities and the composition of the board of trustees (being drawn from local statutory and voluntary organisations) it is inevitable that transactions will take place with organisations in which a trustee may have an interest. All transactions in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm's length and in accordance with the charity's financial regulations and expenditure procedures.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£311k£212k
31/03/2024£275k£194k
31/03/2023£183k£199k
31/03/2022£236k£256k
31/03/2021£290k£203k

Common questions

Is HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £156,267, while total net assets were £211,913. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,684 for the year, with total incoming resources of £310,556 against resources expended of £292,872. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO as a grant recipient include KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£0
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2025£393kBrookvale Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2022£214kBrookvale Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2019£10kArt of Engagement
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2008£5kDream A Little Dream With Me
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2006£4kProduction of Newsletter

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO£311k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT FY2025£331k—0below—no doubt
SPEAK OUT IN HOUNSLOW FY2025£283k—0unclear—noted
HALTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
HALTON CARERS CENTRE FY2025£930k—0within—no doubt
HALTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt

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