SUCCESS STORIES
Registered charity 1173522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Success Stories was set up to advance and relieve the needs of disadvantaged children and parents through the provision of educational, recreational & leisure programmes provided in the interest of social & academic needs and welfare, designed to improve their circumstances of life. The charity is also known as " Chayim Shel Torah " which is also part of the activities of the charity.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £99,296 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £105,997 to £6,701. The trustees consider the current balance of £6,701 to be an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity received £506,945 in donations and paid out £606,241 in charitable activities and grants.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of direct charitable expenditure (held: £7k)
“This is estimated to be six months of direct charitable expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUCCESS STORIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £99,296 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £105,997 to £6,701. The trustees consider the current balance of £6,701 to be an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity received £506,945 in donations and paid out £606,241 in charitable activities and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SUCCESS STORIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUCCESS STORIES as a grant recipient include CROWNHOST LIMITED, MELCREN LIMITED, BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITED, NER FOUNDATION, SELLATA LIMITED.
Known funders
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