NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS

Registered charity 252129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS AND BRADFORD ASBAH, LEEDS AND BRADFORD DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS, LEEDS AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS

Our Association provides direct assistance to children and adults with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their parents/carers within North and West Yorkshire. We provide welfare grants, subsidised holidays and mutual support through activities, outings, workshops and seminars.

Objects

FOR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES ONLY AND FOR THE CARE, WELFARE, INTEREST, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SPINA BIFIDA OR HYDROCEPHALUS OR ALLIED OR RELATED DISORDERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTISE NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £35,012 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing to £124,745 from £96,088 in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £62,473, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £38,000 (representing six months of overheads). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £39,678

“Highest paid employee is was paid £39,678 (2022: £36,327).” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months of overheads at any one time, currently £38,000 (held: £62k)

“The reserves have been set at 6 months of overheads at any one time, currently £38,000” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North and West Yorkshire Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

National Lottery — “With funding from the National Lottery and the Postcode Lottery, we create opportunities to bring people together and ensure no-one feels is…” (source page)
Postcode Lottery — “With funding from the National Lottery and the Postcode Lottery, we create opportunities to bring people together and ensure no-one feels is…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joan Pheasantchair
Alison Barker
Donna Farmery
Josh Porritt
Lisa Howes
Uzma Azam

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£81k	£81k
31/12/2024	£125k	£90k
31/12/2023	£96k	£75k
31/12/2022	£60k	£53k
31/12/2021	£39k	£14k

Common questions

Is NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £35,012 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing to £124,745 from £96,088 in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £62,473, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £38,000 (representing six months of overheads). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £39,678 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	28/04/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/10/2021	£130k	Support the Challenge
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£6k	Covid-19 Be-friending Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/08/2018	£10k	My Life - Looking Up
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2015	£10k	My Life - Moving Forward
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2012	£10k	My Life - Taking Control

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
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£8k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£7k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£182k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£21k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£225k
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 105N FOUNDATION	1	£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust.

Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust income £212k
STOCKPORT, EAST CHESHIRE, HIGH PEAK, URMSTON & DISTRICT CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY income £3.8m
STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £601k
YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £2.4m
SPINA BIFIDA, HYDROCEPHALUS, INFORMATION, NETWORKING, EQUALITY - SHINE income £2.5m
BEEFY'S CHARITY FOUNDATION income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS	£81k	£39,678	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust FY2025	£212k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STOCKPORT, EAST CHESHIRE, HIGH PEAK, URMSTON & DISTRICT CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£601k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2023	£2.4m	—	0	above	52.7%	no doubt
SPINA BIFIDA, HYDROCEPHALUS, INFORMATION, NETWORKING, EQUALITY - SHINE FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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