STORMBREAK CIO

Registered charity 1182771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to embed mentally healthy movement in primary school aged children by shaping the culture, policy and provision of movement to support children's mental health. We develop and deliver products and services to help organisations, such as schools, understand and improve how to support staff and children in positively shaping their mental health.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES FOR THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES FOR THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RE-SULTS THEREOF.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£493k
Latest spending
£447k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,166 for the year ended 31 March 2026, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £176,124, which is within the stated policy target of £125,000 to £250,000. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (equivalent to £125,000 - £250,000 based on the 26/27 budget) (held: £176k)
“It is the policy of the charity that free reserves should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure (equivalent to £125,000 - £250,000 based on the 26/27 budget).” — page 29
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £74,299 — contracts £74,299 (2); 15% of the £493,413 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £96,335 — contracts £68,335 (4), grants £28,000 (2); 24% of the £408,974 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £115,916 — contracts £78,000 (1), grants £37,916 (4); 26% of the £440,414 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£531k
Total spending
£487k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£176k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£493k£447k
31/03/2025£409k£428k
31/03/2024£440k£388k
31/03/2023£531k£487k
31/03/2022£415k£230k

Common questions

Is STORMBREAK CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,166 for the year ended 31 March 2026, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £176,124, which is within the stated policy target of £125,000 to £250,000. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STORMBREAK CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STORMBREAK CIO as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION, TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2024£60k‘stormbreak Together’ – prevention and early intervention mental health programme
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2026£35kStormbreak Together Programme
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATIONFY2024£20ktowards core costs of the 'stormbreak Together’ programme supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children in care in Hampshire and Berkshire to improve their m
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£15kSalary costs towards delivery of art-based wellbeing community programme.
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2023£13k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2024£12k
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2026£12kNot stated
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£10kHealth
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£10kHealth
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2024£6kGrants for the relief of poverty
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2023£5kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£4k
MERRIMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kU.K. YOUTH & EDUCATION
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2025£506Grants for education, including ministry training
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026amount not stated

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STORMBREAK CIO£493k—0within—no doubt
BOOKMARK READING CHARITY FY2025£4.1m——above—no doubt
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT FOR LEARNING CIO FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
MY LIFE FY2026£444k—0unclear—no doubt
Sound Vision CIO FY2026£139k—0below—no doubt
EASTBOURNE EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (CIO) FY2025£49k—0below—no doubt

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