SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1185040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES

The charity will provide a range of activities to support children and adults with additional needs and or disabilities as well as their families, to access appropriate leisure facilities by delivering play activities, respite holidays and workshops to learn new skills. They operate in the West Midlands area.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME WILL DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-1. PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND CREATIVE SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL SUPPORT;2. RESPITE HOLIDAYS3. ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£175k
Latest spending
£213k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ran a planned deficit of £38,160.48 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing net assets from £76,084.94 to £37,924.46. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was covered by capitalising on previous years' surpluses, and the trustees remain confident in maintaining current services despite a challenging financial climate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operating costs (held: £38k)
“We aim to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover 6 months operating costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Square Peg Activities Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£175k£213k
31/08/2024£188k£153k
31/08/2023£98k£125k
31/08/2022£107k£69k
31/08/2021£64k£42k

Common questions

Is SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ran a planned deficit of £38,160.48 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing net assets from £76,084.94 to £37,924.46. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was covered by capitalising on previous years' surpluses, and the trustees remain confident in maintaining current services despite a challenging financial climate. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£5kGeneral
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2021£3kGrant
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kSpecial Needs
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITYFY2025£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kArts/crafts materials and board games for this charity providing activities for people over 65.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2026£20kPlay Leader Salary
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2023£9kadmin support
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2022£9kSquare Peg Play Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kSensory Garden Room
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2019£10kFamily Friendly Fun

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 SQUARE PEGS ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SQUARE PEG ACTIVITIES LIMITED£175k—0unclear—no doubt
SQUARE PEGS ARTS FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME FY2025£68k—0unclear—no doubt
LEAPGATE ACTIVITY CENTRE FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
SPACE FY2025£256k—0below—no doubt
SOCIAL SQUARE (UK) FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt

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