THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Registered charity 207740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GRANGE TRAINING CENTRE AND WORKSHOP FOR THE HANDICAPPED, THE SCHOOL OF STITCHERY FORMERLY THE SCHOOL OF STITCHERY AND LACE

To maximise the independence of adults with physical and/or learning disabilities and to provide them with supported housing and/or training in work and social skills.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£6.5m

Latest spending

£6.1m

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a total surplus of £310k for the year, with unrestricted free reserves standing at £4,344k, which exceeds its policy target of six months' operating costs (£3,097k). The accounts state that the organization has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no loans and net assets of £10.9m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Number of employees who received emoluments of more than £60,000 - two ( 2024 - none).” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“Number of employees who received emoluments of more than £60,000 - two ( 2024 - none).” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income)

“90.7% of total income was from charitable activities – Social Housing, Support Services and Skills for Life.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £4.3m)

“Under this policy the Board aims to maintain free reserves representing unrestricted funds (other than those relating to fixed assets) which are equivalent to approximately six months of operating costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Alliotts LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00348341

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

CROUCH, Jeffrey William John — director, appointed 29/05/2025on trustee list
MCCLEAVE, Julie — director, appointed 29/05/2025on trustee list
COTTRELL, Peter Terence — director, appointed 30/05/2024on trustee list
RUSSELL, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 22/06/2023on trustee list
GUILLEM, Michael John Vincent — director, appointed 22/06/2023on trustee list
HUGHES, Robert Gurth — director, appointed 22/06/2023on trustee list
JOHNSON, Frederick, Mr. — director, appointed 08/12/2022on trustee list
MONTGOMERIE, Rachel, Mrs. — director, appointed 08/12/2022on trustee list
STRICKLAND, Larisa Maria — director, appointed 23/09/2021on trustee list
TURNER, David John — director, appointed 06/12/2018on trustee list
SKEIL, Hugh Patrick, Mr. — secretary, appointed 01/12/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 12/03/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£6.5m

Total spending

£6.1m

Cost of raising funds

£31k

Reserves (reported)

£4.3m

Employees

153

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

The Grange - Residential Care: Good (23/05/2025) · CQC record
The Grange Supported Living Service: Not Rated · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Turnerchair
Dr Robert Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
Frederick Johnson
Jeffrey William John Crouch
Julie McCleave
Larisa Strickland
Michael Guillem
Michael Robert May
Peter Cottrell
Rachel Montgomerie
Sarah Louise Russell

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£6.5m	£6.1m
31/03/2024	£5.9m	£5.7m
31/03/2023	£5.4m	£5.2m
31/03/2022	£5.0m	£4.6m
31/03/2021	£4.8m	£4.0m

Common questions

Is THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a total surplus of £310k for the year, with unrestricted free reserves standing at £4,344k, which exceeds its policy target of six months' operating costs (£3,097k). The accounts state that the organization has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no loans and net assets of £10.9m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Alliotts LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/08/2025	£20k	Social Activities Community programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/10/2020	£10k	Inspiring independence
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/09/2017	£98k	"The School of Stitchery & Lace - inspiring independence for people with disabilities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/03/2016	£7k	"Pioneering vocational training for disabled people: from hidden away to part of the community"
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2015	£10k	Access All Areas
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2006	£5k	Kitchen modernisation

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 WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£230k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£115k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	1	£25k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£20k
CLAN TRUST LIMITED	1	£20k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	1	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STANLEY GRANGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

STANLEY GRANGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £385k
LEYBOURNE GRANGE RIDING CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED income £288k
GRACE HOUSE GRADUATES income £107k
GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT MENCAP LIMITED income £1.5m
CENTRE 81 LIMITED income £1.2m
FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED income £2.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES	£6.5m	more than £60,000	2	above	—	no doubt
STANLEY GRANGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£385k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LEYBOURNE GRANGE RIDING CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED FY2025	£288k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE HOUSE GRADUATES FY2025	£107k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT MENCAP LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE 81 LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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