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Registered charity 1202112 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MONKEY WORKSHOPS, MONKEY WORKSHOPS CIC

To improve the outcomes and prospects of vulnerable, disadvantaged and troubled young people by changing the direction they are heading in, helping them back into improved mental health, training, school, employment, and ultimately, social inclusion with the Suffolk community

Objects

For the public bene?t, to advance in life and relieve the needs of vulnerable young people between the ages of 5 – 18 years old primarily “at risk” of or have already been excluded from mainstream school through:(a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;(b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £77,353 on total income of £983,258, resulting in net assets of £198,547. Per the trustees' report, reserves are held at £198,547, which is slightly above the stated policy target of two months' operating costs (£140,000–£200,000). The trustees confirm the charity is financially stable and well-positioned to operate as a going concern.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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

• Philip John Shelleychair
• Dr Esther Charlotte Borrett Dr
• Emily Swales
• Nigel Charles Gore Gambier

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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