MyOTAS

Registered charity 1184723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TAKIWATANGA SUPPORT SERVICES

Parent Support Groups both in person and online. 1:1 support for families in person, on the phone, or by email. Referrals accepted from outside agencies and parents direct. Activities for neurodivergent children (autistic, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, etc) Seminars by professionals to give advice to parents

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Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £178,231, with unrestricted reserves of £41,967 at the end of the period. The trustees report that this reserve level falls short of their stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£44,250), noting it is unlikely the target will be reached for at least three years. Despite this, the Management Committee remains confident in the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery (40% of income)
“National Lottery (Year 2 of 3 years funding) - £72,000” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £42k)
“The level of reserves available to the charity as at May 2024 was £41,967 which therefore falls short of this target level.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Three management committee members are also Family Champions for Essex Family Forum, a related party group.
“Three of the management committee are also Family Champions for Essex Family Forum. This is a multiagency group with Essex SEND as its focus.” — page 17
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 — MyOTAS (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£179k£133k
30/04/2024£82k£59k
30/04/2023£57k£60k
30/04/2022£59k£36k
01/05/2021£26k£19k

Common questions

Is MyOTAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £178,231, with unrestricted reserves of £41,967 at the end of the period. The trustees report that this reserve level falls short of their stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£44,250), noting it is unlikely the target will be reached for at least three years. Despite this, the Management Committee remains confident in the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MyOTAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MyOTAS as a grant recipient include THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2025£20kSupport to Parents/Carers of Neurodivergent Children and Young People
Postcode Lottery29/07/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2024£244kMy Own Time And Space
Postcode Lottery01/11/2023£15kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kFamily Support Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£10kWoodland Warriors
UK government08/07/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kFamily Board Game Club

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MORE EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MyOTAS£179k—0below—no doubt
MORE EDUCATION FY2025£531k—0below—no doubt
ANGELS SUPPORT GROUP HITCHIN FY2025£109k—0below—no doubt
CENTRE FOR ADHD AND AUTISM SUPPORT FY2025£1.5m—1above—no doubt
SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE FY2025£109k—0below—no doubt
THE PDA SOCIETY FY2025£412k—0unclear—no doubt

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