Aspirations Day Program

Registered charity 1195424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASPIRATIONS PROGRAM CIO, ASPIRATIONS PROGRAM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (CIC)

Aspirations Day Program offers women only service supporting women with multiple disadvantages and complex needs, including addiction, homelessness & have experienced violence & sexual violence women caught up in prostitution or living with mental health & leaving prison. We also offer a abstinence based 12 week recovery program for men & women recovering from all forms of addiction.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£220k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £25,535 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £245,480 against total expenditure of £219,945. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £73,111, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity maintains a positive cash position with £159,930 in cash at bank and in hand.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £73k)
“The Trustees have established a level of reserves (that is funds that are freely available) that the charity needs to have of £30,000” — page 12
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 — Aspirations Day Program (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Southend-on-Sea City CouncilAspirations Project & Volunteer Co-ordinator——

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£245k£220k
31/08/2024£226k£215k
31/08/2023£308k£264k
31/05/2022£156k£121k

Common questions

Is Aspirations Day Program financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £25,535 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £245,480 against total expenditure of £219,945. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £73,111, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity maintains a positive cash position with £159,930 in cash at bank and in hand. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Aspirations Day Program?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Aspirations Day Program as a grant recipient include THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, ROSCA TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£8k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£5kPoverty
ROSCA TRUSTFY2024£3k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kBased in Southend helps women to break free from addiction.
ROSCA TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£950
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£950
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£0
MARTIN GEDDES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2026£735kAspirations Program
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2022£117kAspirations Programme

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 ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Aspirations Day Program£245k—0unclear—no doubt
ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED FY2025£11.4m——below—no doubt
ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED FY2025£2.8m—0below—no doubt
ASHFORD PLACE FY2025£935k——above—no doubt
ASPIRE CHURCH FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
ASPIRE RYDE FY2024£1.6m—0above—no doubt

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