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CMSS

Registered charity 277128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRAL MIDDLESEX SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Provision of day services and social activities for adults with Cerebral Palsy and associated disabilities

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£805k
Latest spending
£696k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus position with a net income of £109,060 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a period of significant staff turnover and operational change. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,551,237, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of six months of general fund expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the resources expended in general funds (held: £1.6m)
“The Executive committee has a policy whereby the untestricted funds not committed held by the charity should equate to about six months of the resources expended in general funds” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sterling Grove Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£805k
Total spending
£696k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~26.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Brent · City Of Westminster · Ealing · Harrow · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£805k£696k
31/03/2024£762k£890k
31/03/2023£755k£860k
31/03/2022£645k£811k
31/03/2021£610k£831k

Common questions

Is CMSS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus position with a net income of £109,060 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a period of significant staff turnover and operational change. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,551,237, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of six months of general fund expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sterling Grove Accountants Limited.