| Financial year end | 2007-08-31 | 2008-08-31 | 2009-08-31 | 2010-08-31 | 2011-08-31 | 
            
            | Income from legacies | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £10,000.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Income from endowments | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Voluntary income | £109,175.00 | £102,564.00 | £105,337.00 | £16,705.00 | £454.00 | 
            
            | Activities generating funds | £408,219.00 | £273,293.00 | £210,770.00 | £290,254.00 | £272,470.00 | 
            
            | Income from charitable activities | £6,864,103.00 | £7,222,929.00 | £7,975,495.00 | £8,736,235.00 | £9,176,488.00 | 
            
            | Investment income | £109,158.00 | £181,615.00 | £91,865.00 | £23,293.00 | £42,560.00 | 
            
            | Other income | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Total income | £7,490,655.00 | £7,780,401.00 | £8,383,467.00 | £9,066,487.00 | £9,491,972.00 | 
            
            | Investment gains | £7,875.00 | £-17,440.00 | £-5,504.00 | £15,420.00 | £16,140.00 | 
            
            | Gains from asset revaluations | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Gains on pension fund | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Voluntary income costs | £6,283.00 | £13,994.00 | £11,298.00 | £6,538.00 | £12,817.00 | 
            
            | Fundraising trading costs | £133,073.00 | £104,689.00 | £113,645.00 | £84,466.00 | £99,447.00 | 
            
            | Investment management costs | £1,636.00 | £1,497.00 | £1,375.00 | £1,686.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Grants to institutions | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Charitable activities costs | £6,430,908.00 | £6,461,005.00 | £7,342,135.00 | £7,596,312.00 | £7,717,406.00 | 
            
            | Governance costs | £51,475.00 | £53,425.00 | £51,000.00 | £52,930.00 | £55,430.00 | 
            
            | Other expenses | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Total expenses | £6,623,375.00 | £6,634,610.00 | £7,519,453.00 | £7,741,932.00 | £7,885,100.00 | 
            
            | Support costs | £972,393.00 | £999,091.00 | £1,013,872.00 | £1,128,725.00 | £1,191,377.00 | 
            
            | Depreciation | £236,979.00 | £250,106.00 | £270,227.00 | £274,157.00 | £143,777.00 | 
            
            | Reserves | £2,908,843.00 | £4,163,330.00 | £5,026,882.00 | £6,361,813.00 | £7,984,826.00 | 
            
            | Fixed assets at start of year | £2,071,472.00 | £2,143,322.00 | £2,267,077.00 | £2,159,439.00 | £2,075,513.00 | 
            
            | Fixed assets at end of year | £2,143,322.00 | £2,267,077.00 | £2,159,439.00 | £2,075,513.00 | £5,992,045.00 | 
            
            | Fixed investment assets at start of year | £133,058.00 | £144,556.00 | £130,666.00 | £127,707.00 | £143,126.00 | 
            
            | Fixed investment assets at end of year | £144,556.00 | £130,666.00 | £127,707.00 | £143,126.00 | £159,266.00 | 
            
            | Current investment assets | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Cash | £2,541,828.00 | £3,505,172.00 | £4,935,647.00 | £6,705,356.00 | £4,441,878.00 | 
            
            | Total current assets | £2,657,967.00 | £3,639,905.00 | £5,093,057.00 | £6,885,171.00 | £4,616,704.00 | 
            
            | Creditors within 1 year | £1,405,986.00 | £1,361,747.00 | £1,569,385.00 | £1,833,899.00 | £1,707,276.00 | 
            
            | Long term creditors or provisions | £341,904.00 | £363,485.00 | £642,851.00 | £746,550.00 | £898,226.00 | 
            
            | Pension assets | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Total assets | £3,053,399.00 | £4,181,750.00 | £5,040,260.00 | £6,380,235.00 | £8,003,247.00 | 
            
            | Endowment funds | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | 
            
            | Restricted funds | £144,556.00 | £130,666.00 | £127,707.00 | £156,841.00 | £172,981.00 | 
            
            | Unrestricted funds | £2,908,843.00 | £4,051,084.00 | £4,912,553.00 | £6,223,394.00 | £7,830,266.00 | 
            
            | Total funds | £3,053,399.00 | £4,181,750.00 | £5,040,260.00 | £6,380,235.00 | £8,003,247.00 | 
            
            | Employees | 124 | 126 | 135 | 137 | 138 | 
            
            | Volunteers |  | 0 |  |  |  | 
            
            | Consolidated accounts | true | true | true | true | true | 
            
            | Charity only accounts |  |  |  |  |  | 
            
            | Financial year start | 2006-09-01 | 2007-09-01 | 2008-09-01 | 2009-09-01 | 2010-09-01 |