VISION25

Registered charity 1185333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer a meaningful option for young people living with a disability who are aged 17 plus. The training and support we offer includes: Employment and Education via work placements. Independent Living using our life skills programme.Health and Well-being and Social Inclusion to promote a healthy lifestyle and independence.

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Latest income
£942k
Latest spending
£812k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £129,631 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves standing at £137,319. The trustees' report indicates that these reserves are below the stated policy target of six months' running costs, as the policy aims to maintain a cushion against future difficulties while expending funds on charitable objects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £137k; policy: 6 months running costs)
“Free reserves at the level of 6 months running costs would allow the charity to continue it's operations while alternative funding sources were sought.”
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 — Vision25 (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£942k
Total spending
£812k
Reserves (reported)
£121k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£942k£812k
31/05/2024£666k£672k
31/05/2023£577k£603k
31/05/2022£459k£442k
31/05/2021£299k£248k

Common questions

Is VISION25 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £129,631 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves standing at £137,319. The trustees' report indicates that these reserves are below the stated policy target of six months' running costs, as the policy aims to maintain a cushion against future difficulties while expending funds on charitable objects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VISION25?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VISION25 as a grant recipient include The Teesside Charity.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Teesside CharityFY2022£10kDirect costs
The Teesside CharityFY2022£10kGolden Giveaway
The Teesside CharityFY2022£10kSchool Hardship Fund
The Teesside CharityFY2022£10kCovid Christmas Giving
The Teesside CharityFY2024£3k
The Teesside CharityFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2025£312kEmployability@V25
Postcode Lottery07/04/2025£30kMillionaire Street 2025 04w5
Community Foundation North East02/02/2023£3kGrant to Vision25
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2022£10kVision Upcycle
Community Foundation North East21/10/2021£3kA grant to Vision25

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 VISION 21 (CYFLE CYMRU).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VISION25£942k—0below—no doubt
VISION 21 (CYFLE CYMRU) FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
DRIVE FY2025£25.2m——above—no doubt
INFOCUS CHARITY FY2025£10.6m——unclear—no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt

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