SOCIAL EYES

Registered charity 1189182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation provides help and support to individuals who live in the local community who have mild to moderate learning disabilities and autism, offering a stimulating and safe environment for all who attend, which in turn provides respite for full time parents and carers.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY LIVING IN ROTHERHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A DAY CARE SERVICE.(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £38,581 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £249,487. The trustees state they are unaware of any factors likely to affect financial performance going forward and confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. Reserves are reviewed annually against a policy target of covering 2 to 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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

• Katie Leigh Palethorpechair
• Glennis Swales
• Maria Elizabeth Allen

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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