SLIDING DOORS

Registered charity 1182432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sliding Doors works with people with disabilities or who are otherwise isolated, to provide social, educational and volunteering opportunities

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£98k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £6,569 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total reserves from £35,443 to £28,874. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are currently equivalent to two months of running costs, which is below their stated policy target of three months. Despite increased costs and competition for funding, the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (62% of income)
“Grants Received - 57,800 57,800 60,026” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15k; policy: three months unrestricted expenditure)
“We currently have 2 months' running costs in unrestricted reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sliding Doors (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£98k£125k
31/03/2024£98k£125k
31/03/2023£88k£105k
31/03/2022£107k£91k
31/03/2021£93k£65k

Common questions

Is SLIDING DOORS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £6,569 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total reserves from £35,443 to £28,874. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are currently equivalent to two months of running costs, which is below their stated policy target of three months. Despite increased costs and competition for funding, the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SLIDING DOORS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SLIDING DOORS as a grant recipient include SKELTON BOUNTY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England11/04/2023£4kLets all move
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2023£5kFlying the flags with song
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2022£197kFun & Friendship For All
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2022£8kA Platinum Celebration for All
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2021£10kLads in the lead
UK government06/10/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/06/2019£128kSewing Communities Together