THINK18

Registered charity 1186158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THINK18 is a charity supporting young adults (16 plus years) with learning disabilities (moderate to severe) in the UK, based in West Sussex. We develop social networks and friendships, independence & social skills. Emphasis is on providing safe social environments to enjoy activities with their friends. We aim to grow the charity & offer social activities, workshops, buddy schemes & much more.

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Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £59,612 against a stated policy target of retaining six months of reserve funds, with £50,000 currently kept in reserve to reflect this requirement. The charity reported a net income of £24,187 for the year and holds total net assets of £87,356, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £60k)
“Our reserves policy requires that we retain sufficient reserve funds to run for 6 months, and currently £50,000 is kept in reserve to reflect this.” — page 5
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 — THINK18 (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£142k£118k
31/03/2024£88k£104k
31/03/2023£147k£150k
31/03/2022£133k£90k
31/03/2021£42k£29k

Common questions

Is THINK18 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £59,612 against a stated policy target of retaining six months of reserve funds, with £50,000 currently kept in reserve to reflect this requirement. The charity reported a net income of £24,187 for the year and holds total net assets of £87,356, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THINK18?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THINK18 as a grant recipient include THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FRIARSGATE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2023£2kCare and Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2025£20kTHINKActivities
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2024£19kTHINK18
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2021£10kTHINK18 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
UK government28/09/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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 UTHINK PEOPLE DEVELOPING PEOPLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THINK18£142k—0above—no doubt
UTHINK PEOPLE DEVELOPING PEOPLE FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THINK EQUAL FY2025£426k—0unclear—no doubt
THINK ACTIVE CSW FY2024£645k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THINKFORWARD (UK) FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt
THINKAQUA FY2024£362k£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt

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