SHEILA COATES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the education and mental health of children and young people in England who have autism

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£600k
Latest spending
£636k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £128,073 at the end of the reporting period, having received a donation of £250,250 and spent £502,018 on charitable activities. The trustees confirm they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no investments held and all work undertaken remotely.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
Donations and legacies 3 250,250 - 250,250 520,000 — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments totalling £138 (2023: £20) were made to Voipfone during the year, a company co-owned by the spouse of A Duffy.
Payments totalling £138 (2023: £20) were made to Voipfone during the year, a company co-owned by the spouse of A Duffy. — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£600k
Total spending
£636k
Reserves (reported)
£92k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£600k£636k
29/02/2024£250k£502k
28/02/2023£520k£493k
28/02/2022£730k£606k
28/02/2021£565k£336k

Common questions

Is SHEILA COATES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £128,073 at the end of the reporting period, having received a donation of £250,250 and spent £502,018 on charitable activities. The trustees confirm they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no investments held and all work undertaken remotely. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.