WORCESTER SNOEZELEN CIO
Registered charity 1188079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
WE PROVIDE LEISURE THERAPY FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO HAVE ANY DISABILITIES & ADDITIONAL NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE MULTI-SENSORY ACTIVITIES, HYDROTHERAPY, CREATIVE ARTS AND THERAPIES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE HOLD EVENTS WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS & EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERFORMANCE, LEARNING NEW SKILLS & EXHIBITIONS.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income exceeded expenditure by £439,161, resulting in a net increase in funds. Free reserves were reported at £196,803, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity holds total net assets of £1,487,979, including significant designated funds for fixed assets.
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: £197k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month's expenditure, which has been achieved this year.” — page 7
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 — Worcester Snoezelen Project (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £405k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Eric Spencer Rhodeschair
- Anne Bard · trustee of 1 other charity
- Brian Joseph Noel O'Connell
- James Parker
- Julian Mark Haycock
- Karol Keenan
- Robert Lawrence Blackbourn
- Robert Procopiou
- VALERIE ANNE BLACKBOURN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORCESTER SNOEZELEN CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income exceeded expenditure by £439,161, resulting in a net increase in funds. Free reserves were reported at £196,803, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity holds total net assets of £1,487,979, including significant designated funds for fixed assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WORCESTER SNOEZELEN CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORCESTER SNOEZELEN CIO as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE SAINTBURY TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, DUMBRECK CHARITY.
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