PARENTS IN NEED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 26 September 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £78,572
Latest expenditure: £98,010
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WSM Partners Ltd, 133-137 Alexandra Road, LONDON, SW19 7JY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The aim of the charity is to finance specialist reports to enable children with special educational needs to access anappropriate education. Independent reports provide the parent with the necessary evidence required by the localauthority before a placement is agreed. We listen to parents of children with Special Needs and provide a service tothose who do not have the means to pay for this.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £78,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,010

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,568

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,668

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,756

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,915

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £78,572
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,010
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,568
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,668
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,756
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,915
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PARENTS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-08-12T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 4014484
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1109436
Assoc Charity Name: ASSET (GB) LIMITED

Charity Name: PARENTS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-09-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 20 APR 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS'?) ARE: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE 25 WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND PERSONS CARING FOR A PERSON WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WITHIN THE FAMILY OR HOME BY OFFERING PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM NECESSARY WITH A VIEW TO MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN AND IMPROVING THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 574384
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PIN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment