UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Registered charity 1185113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting people with a learning disability to gain skills, achieve qualifications, secure and sustain jobs and be part of their community. Working with employers to achieve a more inclusive workforce, increase employment opportunities for people with a learning disability. Running social enterprises to create work and training opportunities for people with a learning disability.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £92,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing previous deficits. However, the charity holds net overdrawn unrestricted reserves of £776,051, largely due to intra-group debt of £1,430,141 owed to its parent, Thera Trust. The trustees rely on the parent group's transformation plan and intra-group funding agreement to maintain going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“There were donations from two charity trustees in the year that totalled £718 (2024: £nil).” — page 73
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Unity Works (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£266
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alison Jane Bunney
- Lorna Havard Weston · trustee of 2 other charities
- Tavish Kumar
- VIRGINIA BEARDSHAW
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £92,671 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing previous deficits. However, the charity holds net overdrawn unrestricted reserves of £776,051, largely due to intra-group debt of £1,430,141 owed to its parent, Thera Trust. The trustees rely on the parent group's transformation plan and intra-group funding agreement to maintain going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES as a grant recipient include WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
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