SidLife Limited

Registered charity 229545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SidLife Limted, THE ABBEYFIELD SIDMOUTH SOCIETY LIMITED

Provision of accommodation, care and companionship for lonely or frail elderly people in accordance with the aims and principles of SidLife Ltd.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £390,476 and total unrestricted funds of £4,844,443, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of approximately £300,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00762159

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.

• BLAKEMAN, Neil — director, appointed 18/06/2026on trustee list
• NELSON, Hazel Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 04/06/2024on trustee list
• MITCHELL, Julie Christine — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
• PHILLIPS, Sian Peta — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
• FURSEY, Valerie — director, appointed 25/03/2013on trustee list
• DARRANT, Alan — director, appointed 20/11/2007on trustee list
• BILLINGHURST, Sally Joanne — secretary, appointed 11/05/2022

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~34.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN DARRANT
• Dr Hazel Elizabeth Nelson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Christine Mitchell
• Neil Blakeman
• Sian Peta Phillips
• VALERIE FURSEY

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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