RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES
Registered charity 1170988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting families of children, young people and young adults with disabilities and additional needs in Ryedale, North Yorkshire
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall surplus of £481,146 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £173,134. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at around three months of general expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted balance appears to exceed given the annual expenditure levels. The charity is actively constructing a new permanent home, funded through a mix of donations, grants, and a mortgage loan from Charity Bank.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of general expenditure (held: £173k)
“The trustees aim to maintain the general level of reserves (unrestricted funds) to around three months of general expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Philip Burley & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The charity states it supported 433 families by the end of March 2025, with 30 new families joining during the year.
“At the end of March 2025 there were 433 families who we support with 30 new families coming to us during the year, a new family every fortnight.”
The Flexible Care Service provided support to 23 children/young people (up to 18) and 26 young adults (18-25).
“Our 1 to 1 Flexible Care Service ran throughout the year and was accessed by 23 children and young people aged up to 18 years and 26 young adults aged 18 to 25 years.”
The Education Services benefited 10 young people through ASDAN courses and practical skills training.
“Our educational support service benefitted 10 young people and young adults. We provided ASDAN courses for our members.”
Fundraising efforts, specifically the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Challenge, raised £16,641.
“Our popular Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Challenge raised £16,641.”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ryedale Special Families (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Caroline Shepherdson — Chair Person (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.
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Ryedale Special Families — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/03/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Ryedale Special Families: Good (23/05/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/11/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Caroline Shepherdsonchair
- Adrian Johnston · trustee of 1 other charity
- Chris Long
- James Cundall MBE
- Keith Mitchelmore
- MICHAEL GARROD
- Nicholas Simpson
- RUTH HATTON
- SIOBAN OSTOJA-STARZEWSKA
- Tracy Goodfellow
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall surplus of £481,146 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £173,134. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at around three months of general expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted balance appears to exceed given the annual expenditure levels. The charity is actively constructing a new permanent home, funded through a mix of donations, grants, and a mortgage loan from Charity Bank. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Philip Burley & Co.
Who funds RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL NEW MALTON, ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST, ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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