SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE
For the public benefit, the relief of neurodivergent and disabled children, young people and adults and their parents or carers, in particular, but not exclusively, by:Providing support services, assistance, information, activities, and training programmes;Relieving financial hardship;Creating opportunities for respite breaks;Promoting social inclusion and raising awareness and acceptance;
Objects
For the public benefit, the relief of neurodivergent and disabled children, young people and adults and their parents or carers, in particular but not exclusively, by:Providing support services, assistance, information, activities, and training programmes;Relieving financial hardship;Creating opportunities for respite breaks;Promoting social inclusion and raising awareness and acceptance;Developing and promoting innovative and early interventions for the health and well-being of beneficiaries.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £33,874 for the year ended March 2026, with total income of £109,497 against expenditure of £75,623. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to approximately £14,414, though trustees acknowledge this remains below the level required for longer-term financial resilience. The charity maintains a stable financial position with positive cash flow and no immediate short-term concerns, while continuing to rely significantly on restricted grant funding.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £45,020 — grants £45,020 (8); 41% of the £109,497 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £6,000 — grants £6,000 (3); 4% of the £145,376 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 8% of the £121,491 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Essex Community Foundation
- IT-Helpdesk
Trustees
- Ann Marie Harding
- Brian Mark Beggs
- Clare Bernadette Kemsley
- Daniel Nelson
- Robert Douglas Carr
- Sarah Knightsbridge
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £109k | £76k |
| 31/03/2025 | £145k | £95k |
| 29/02/2024 | £121k | £82k |
| 28/02/2023 | £66k | £63k |
| 28/02/2022 | £32k | £11k |
Common questions
Is SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £33,874 for the year ended March 2026, with total income of £109,497 against expenditure of £75,623. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to approximately £14,414, though trustees acknowledge this remains below the level required for longer-term financial resilience. The charity maintains a stable financial position with positive cash flow and no immediate short-term concerns, while continuing to rely significantly on restricted grant funding. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE as a grant recipient include Fuel Bank Foundation, ROSCA TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2024 | Unverified read£132k | |
| Fuel Bank Foundation | FY2023 | £16k | Fuel Bank Vouchers |
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | |
| THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | |
| ROSCA TRUST | FY2025 | Unverified read£750 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/09/2025 | £20k | STRM’s Making Sense of SEND: Parent Pathway & Peer Support |
| Postcode Lottery | 06/01/2025 | £20k | Millionaire Street 2025 01w2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/08/2024 | £19k | Rightward Shift |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/04/2024 | £8k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/02/2023 | £10k | Cost of Living Financial Support Project |
| Sport England | 07/04/2022 | £10k | Jubilee Fund - SEND The Right Message Bouldering Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/12/2021 | £10k | SEND the Right Message Expansion |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £41k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £15k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £14k |
Charities like this
- The Society for Neurodiversity
- SIMPLE REASON
- SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES
- MORE EDUCATION
- FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
- REACH LEARNING DISABILITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE | £109k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Society for Neurodiversity | £80k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SIMPLE REASON | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MORE EDUCATION | £531k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | 1.0% | no doubt |