ADHD AWARE

Registered charity 1196688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support adults impacted by ADHD by providing volunteer-led peer support groups, nationally and in Brighton and Hove. We hold a programme of monthly sessions, both in person and online, for: adults with ADHD; their partners; and for the parents of ADHD school-aged children and young adults. We also provide neurodiversity awareness training for private and public sector organisations.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF ADULTS NATIONALLY (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND IN SUSSEX) WHO ARE AFFECTED WITH ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER), THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND PARTNERS; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING PEER ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICESB) RAISING AWARENESS BY CAMPAIGNING FOR GREATER RECOGNITION OF THE CHALLENGES FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH ADHD AND ALSO OF THEIR UNIQUE QUALITIESC) DEVELOPING ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND SERVICE PROVISION

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £48,508 were held at the end of the period, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding three months' core operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and has no known liabilities or fixed assets. However, the trustees note risks regarding the sustainability of income once major grant funding ends.

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 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ADHD Aware (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Edward Gordon
• Dr Marie Astrid Janson Jones
• Jill Archer Hodges Magnelia
• Olga Wilson

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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