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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 · listed website unreachable when last crawled

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Latest income
£6.5m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of unrestricted income over expenditure of £177k for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Board confirms that free unrestricted reserves of £4,344k exceed the policy target of six months of operating costs, and the auditor reports no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£78k)
“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.
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.

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).

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Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of unrestricted income over expenditure of £177k for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Board confirms that free unrestricted reserves of £4,344k exceed the policy target of six months of operating costs, and the auditor reports no material uncertainties regarding going concern. 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 £60,001 - £70,000 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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/09/2017£98k"The School of Stitchery & Lace - inspiring independence for people with disabilities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2016£7k"Pioneering vocational training for disabled people: from hidden away to part of the community"