RESPOND
Registered charity 800862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ONE TO ONE (WANDSWORTH)
We aim to make a real difference to people with learning disabilities by providing effective and flexible support to help them to improve their lives. Respond work with children, young people and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others through psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning and other support.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Respond achieved a surplus of £93,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1.14m and total expenditure of £1.04m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £353,876, which is below the stated policy target of three months of full budgeted operational costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash flow forecasts to meet liabilities as they fall due.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 8.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on raising funds was £0.08m (prior year: £0.05m) which represents 8% of total expenditure (prior year: 3%).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of full budgeted operational costs (held: £354k)
“The target free reserves for each of the group charities should be no more than three months of full budgeted operational costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management and administration costs charged by BILD.
“During the year, Respond was charged £84,950 for management and administration costs from BILD. There were no related party transactions in 2024.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Fawcetts LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Respond (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr Foziha Hamid — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£84k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 7.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Oliver Lewischair
- Amanda Naylor OBE
- Arlene Ingram
- Dr ASHOK ROY · trustee of 3 other charities
- Elizabeth Jill Offen
- Fiona Ritchie
- Rebecca Elizabeth Teagles
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Isle Of Man · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RESPOND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Respond achieved a surplus of £93,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1.14m and total expenditure of £1.04m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £353,876, which is below the stated policy target of three months of full budgeted operational costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash flow forecasts to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fawcetts LLP.
Who funds RESPOND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RESPOND as a grant recipient include THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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