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ASPIRE ( ASSOCIATION FOR SPINAL INJURY RESEARCH REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION )

Registered charity 1075317 · organisation 3957823

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 April 1999
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03744357
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£3,944,000
Latest expenditure
£3,608,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Aspire, Aspire National Training Centre, Wood Lane, STANMORE, HA7 4AP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.aspire.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aspire works with people with a spinal cord injury to create opportunity, choice and independence. We aim to support people to lead a fulfilled and independent life from the moment of their injury throughout their life. We are also committed to research in the field of technology to find cost effective solutions to improve the quality of disabled people's lives.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,944,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,608,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,774,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,562,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,585,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,671,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,428,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,472,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,402,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,857,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,944,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,608,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
36
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
17 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,774,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,562,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
24
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,585,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,671,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,428,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,472,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,402,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,857,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£16,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
40

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
21 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
953000
Income Other Trading Activities
964000
Income Charitable Activities
1927000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100000
Income Total Income And Endowments
3944000
Income Legacies
3193
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£560,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,048,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3608000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
41000
Expenditure Support Costs
348000
Expenditure Depreciation
58000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
130000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,173,000
Assets Total Fixed
425000
Assets Own Use
362000
Assets Long Term Investment
63000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,302,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£733,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£994,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
570000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
163000
Assets Cash
£376,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
318000
Funds Restricted
676000
Funds Total
994000
Count Employees
111
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
914000
Income Other Trading Activities
893000
Income Charitable Activities
1867000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100000
Income Total Income And Endowments
3774000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£531,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,031,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3562000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
44000
Expenditure Support Costs
336000
Expenditure Depreciation
58000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-10000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,050,000
Assets Total Fixed
1583000
Assets Own Use
232000
Assets Long Term Investment
1351000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,409,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£778,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,214,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
608000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
170000
Assets Cash
£467,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1428000
Funds Restricted
786000
Funds Total
2214000
Count Employees
113
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1018000
Income Other Trading Activities
866000
Income Charitable Activities
1601000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100000
Income Total Income And Endowments
3585000
Income Legacies
63452
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£546,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,125,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3671000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
36000
Expenditure Support Costs
343000
Expenditure Depreciation
70000
Gain Loss Investment
177000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-66000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,117,000
Assets Total Fixed
1458000
Assets Own Use
242000
Assets Long Term Investment
1216000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,272,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£728,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,002,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
551000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
177000
Assets Cash
£352,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1378000
Funds Restricted
624000
Funds Total
2002000
Count Employees
107
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
756000
Income Other Trading Activities
1087000
Income Charitable Activities
1485000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
100000
Income Total Income And Endowments
3428000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£479,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,993,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3472000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
292000
Expenditure Depreciation
69000
Gain Loss Investment
1000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-49000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£456,000
Assets Total Fixed
371000
Assets Own Use
308000
Assets Long Term Investment
63000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,248,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£507,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,112,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
308000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
199000
Assets Cash
£138,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
456000
Funds Restricted
656000
Funds Total
1112000
Count Employees
92
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1433000
Income Other Trading Activities
415000
Income Charitable Activities
853000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
701000
Income Total Income And Endowments
3402000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£277,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,580,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2857000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
99000
Expenditure Governance
23000
Expenditure Support Costs
227000
Expenditure Depreciation
76000
Gain Loss Investment
1000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-73000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,315,000
Assets Total Fixed
419000
Assets Own Use
357000
Assets Long Term Investment
62000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,474,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£312,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,581,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
212000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
100000
Assets Cash
£464,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
765000
Funds Restricted
816000
Funds Total
1581000
Count Employees
89
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ASPIRE ( ASSOCIATION FOR SPINAL INJURY RESEARCH REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION )
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1999-04-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/03/1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/09/2014 as amended on 19 Oct 2023
Charitable Objects
[1] TO RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND INJURY BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORKS OF THE SPINAL CORD INJURIES UNIT AT THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL AND OF SIMILAR UNDERTAKINGS AT OTHER MEDICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.[2] THE PROMOTIONAL AND FACILITATION OF RESEARCH AND THE FUNDING OF RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO THE CAUSES TREATMENT PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF SPINAL CORD DAMAGE IMPAIRMENT OR DISEASE AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.[3] THE REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY OF PERSONS WITH SPINAL CORD DAMAGE IMPAIRMENT FOR DISEASE.
Area Of Benefit
WORLDWIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
522531
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE HAREBELL APPEAL

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures