PROJECT INDI

Registered charity 1183838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HELPING ANGELS CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

The Objects are the CIO are to relieve the needs of adults and children with disabilities in Stoke on Trent and the county of Staffordshire for the public benefit by enabling them to explore activities which will promote their independence and develop their skills and abilities.

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Latest income
£426k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11,382 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £104,859. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains £60,000 in reserves to cover three months of running costs, meeting its stated policy target. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position and well placed to continue delivering its charitable objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £60k)
“To ensure continuity of service, £60,000 is maintained as part of this figure, being equivalent to approximately three months of operating expenditure available for general purpose.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Indi Project CIC donated £8,680 to wages and £1,288 to insurance.
“One of the key management peronnel also manages The Indi Project CIC which throughout the year has donated a total of £8,680 to contribute to wages (2024: £11,791) and £1,288 to contribute to insurance.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Derbyshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
11/06/2025£426k£283k
11/06/2024£309k£281k
11/06/2023£340k£285k
11/06/2022£282k£174k
11/06/2021£126k£99k

Common questions

Is PROJECT INDI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11,382 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £104,859. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains £60,000 in reserves to cover three months of running costs, meeting its stated policy target. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position and well placed to continue delivering its charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PROJECT INDI?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT INDI as a grant recipient include ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST, Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2022£5kEducation and learning
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and ShropshireFY2022£5kMaterial grant payment.
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2022£200Helping Each Other Uttoxeter

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£481kProject Indi
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2023£9kMH - Go for Gold Sports
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2023£10kAdult Day Care
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kThe Indi Club
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2021£188kThe Independence Project
UK government22/09/2020£40kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2020£16kCOVID 19 Helping Angels
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2020£10kThe Sensory Club
Sport England14/01/2020£10kThe Sensory sports hub
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2018£10kThe independence project

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROJECT INDI£426k—0no_policy—no doubt
NEW DIRECTIONS SUPPORT FY2025£470k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TOWER PROJECT FY2025£4.4m——above—no doubt
DISABILITY STOCKPORT CIO FY2025£1.5m—0below—no doubt
Chesterfield and District Society for People with a Disability FY2025£2.4m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET LIMITED FY2024£1.2m—0within—no doubt

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