ACTION FOR STAMMERING CHILDREN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 March 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02328627
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £309,767
Latest expenditure: £351,935
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Michael Palin Centre, 13-15 Pine Street, LONDON, EC1R 0JG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide a free specialist assessment service to children and young adults who stammer from any part of the UK and a full training programme for therapists.

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: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £309,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £351,935

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: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £208,247
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,935

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: 22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £388,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £305,583

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: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £527,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £324,039

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: 14 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £602,103
Total Gross Expenditure: £428,866

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: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £309,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £351,935
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 40

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: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £208,247
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,935
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 40

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: 22 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £388,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £305,583
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 60

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: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £527,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £324,039
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: 24

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: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £602,103
Total Gross Expenditure: £428,866
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: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 523515
Income Other Trading Activities: 3408
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1073
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 527996
Income Legacies: 67000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £61,194
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £262,845
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 324039
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7583
Expenditure Support Costs: 31690
Expenditure Depreciation: 906
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £479,516
Assets Total Fixed: 592000
Assets Own Use: 592000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £802,008
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,159
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,376,849
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17159
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £787,739
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1221516
Funds Restricted: 155333
Funds Total: 1376849
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only 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: 14 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 598283
Income Other Trading Activities: 2011
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1809
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 602103
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £51,619
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £377,247
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 428866
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 343796
Expenditure Governance: 3744
Expenditure Support Costs: 28471
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £366,819
Assets Total Fixed: 592000
Assets Own Use: 592000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £656,327
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,435
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,172,892
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75435
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £653,098
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1082819
Funds Restricted: 90073
Funds Total: 1172892
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ACTION FOR STAMMERING CHILDREN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-03-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/12/1988AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/03/2012NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17/01/2014
Charitable Objects: (I) TO RELIEVE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM STAMMERING AND (II) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE MEANS BY WHICH STAMMERING MAY BE PREVENTED AND TREATED AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 28236
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE MICHAEL PALIN CENTRE FOR STAMMERING CHILDREN

Charity Name Id: 28234
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO STAMMERING IN CHILDHOOD

Charity Name Id: 28232
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: A R S C

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling