NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION
Registered charity 220239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISOBEL CRIPPS CENTRE LIMITED, NATIONAL STAR CENTRE FOR DISABLED YOUTH LIMITED, NATIONAL STAR COLLEGE
OUR VISION IS A WORLD IN WHICH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL AS EQUAL AND ACTIVE CITIZENS IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES. OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH PERSONALISED LEARNING, TRANSITION AND DESTINATION SERVICES.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported an unrestricted surplus of £1.88m and held cash reserves of £7.96m, with total net assets of £40.6m. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a sound financial basis despite rising inflationary and staffing costs, and forecasts reaching its reserves policy target of £5m by August 2026.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: not less than £5m (held: £4.8m)
“The reserves policy states that these free reserves should equate to a value of not less than £5m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Star (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
21 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold); recorded price paid £3.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: National Star Foundation — Registered, 7 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 10/11/2021. CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (10,001 followers) · instagram (3,453 followers) · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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).
- National Star College - Ullenwood: Outstanding (06/02/2018) · CQC record
- Foundation House: Outstanding (28/04/2020) · CQC record
- Bradbury Gardens: Good (27/07/2017) · CQC record
- Matrixcare: Good (21/07/2018) · CQC record
- National Star at Ledbury Road: Good (24/12/2021) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (08/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Chris Hallam
- Frances Allcock
- Helen Price
- Jane Matheson
- Margaret Sheather
- Martin Mellors
- Nicholas Charles Grinham · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nikki Richardson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Peter Barefoot
- Sara-Jane Perera
- Sarah Limb
- Stephen Leslie
- Toby Yap · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · South Gloucestershire · Torfaen · Warwickshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported an unrestricted surplus of £1.88m and held cash reserves of £7.96m, with total net assets of £40.6m. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a sound financial basis despite rising inflationary and staffing costs, and forecasts reaching its reserves policy target of £5m by August 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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