SUCCESS AFTER STROKE

Registered charity 1211565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Offering relief, support and benefit to those suffering from the effects of a stroke and living in the counties of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, by the provision of a range of facilities and activities, so that their condition of life may be improved.

Objects

TO OFFER RELIEF, SUPPORT AND BENEFIT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF A STROKE AND LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK BY THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

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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Registered contact address: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£306k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2025

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £212,151 for the period ending 31 December 2025, driven by significant donations and asset transfers from a predecessor charity. The trustees note that reserves are currently higher than their policy target due to these exceptional one-off donations. The charity operates with a small staff team and relies on volunteers to deliver its services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months recurring operating expenses (reserves figure: £212k)

“The reserves policy of the trustees of Success After Stroke as at the date of this document is for the charity to hold a minimum of reserves equivalent to at least 12 months recurring operating expenses.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Success After Stroke (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Edward Geoffrey Masonchair
AILEEN VIVIEN BOURNE · trustee of 1 other charity
Bridget Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Sally Alston · trustee of 1 other charity
GEOFFREY DAVID BOURNE · trustee of 1 other charity
HILARY SPIVEY · trustee of 3 other charities
Henrietta Sara Drake
Richard Charles Logan Furlonger
Susie Fenwicke-Clennell

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

Operates in: Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£306k	£93k

Common questions

Is SUCCESS AFTER STROKE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £212,151 for the period ending 31 December 2025, driven by significant donations and asset transfers from a predecessor charity. The trustees note that reserves are currently higher than their policy target due to these exceptional one-off donations. The charity operates with a small staff team and relies on volunteers to deliver its services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£21k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£20k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	2	£13k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	2	£8k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	2	£1k
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£418k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£180k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£160k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUCCESS AFTER STROKE.

SUCCESS AFTER STROKE income £37k
STROKE INFORMATION income £26k
BRISTOL AFTER STROKE income £463k
The Stroke and Wellness Foundation income £321k
DIFFERENT STROKES (TRUSTEES) LIMITED income £486k
STROKE ASSOCIATION income £44.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUCCESS AFTER STROKE	£306k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUCCESS AFTER STROKE FY2025	£37k	—	below	—	noted
STROKE INFORMATION FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRISTOL AFTER STROKE FY2025	£463k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Stroke and Wellness Foundation FY2025	£321k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DIFFERENT STROKES (TRUSTEES) LIMITED FY2025	£486k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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