SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED
Registered charity 801275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPPING STONES
To promote the education and relief of young people with learning difficulties. This is achieved through the provision of a programme of life skills training which encompasses numeracy and literacy, IT, arts and crafts and social activities.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £191,852, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of accumulating £25,000 for safe running. However, the trustees explicitly report financial concerns regarding the high costs of utilities for the newly purchased centre and the need to keep raising unrestricted funds to finance bills.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £25,000 (held: £192k)
“The trustees consider that it is appropriate to accumulate £25,000 of cash flow for safe running of the Centre before building up new reserves.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £502k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Emma Curran-Sebastian
- Jade Hall
- James Farrar
- Jessica Croll-Knight
- Lydia Darrah · trustee of 1 other charity
- Steve Riches
- Tania Cossey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £191,852, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of accumulating £25,000 for safe running. However, the trustees explicitly report financial concerns regarding the high costs of utilities for the newly purchased centre and the need to keep raising unrestricted funds to finance bills. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust.
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