| Financial year end | 
              2007-09-30 | 
              2008-09-30 | 
              2009-09-30 | 
              2010-09-30 | 
              2011-09-30 | 
            
            
            | Income from legacies | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Income from endowments | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Voluntary income | 
              £138,578.00 | 
              £112,702.00 | 
              £147,233.00 | 
              £130,592.00 | 
              £106,406.00 | 
            
            
            | Activities generating funds | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Income from charitable activities | 
              £1,901,900.00 | 
              £1,873,530.00 | 
              £3,279,589.00 | 
              £4,108,656.00 | 
              £3,809,756.00 | 
            
            
            | Investment income | 
              £66,015.00 | 
              £65,283.00 | 
              £88,123.00 | 
              £114,112.00 | 
              £148,073.00 | 
            
            
            | Other income | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £1,776.00 | 
              £21,473.00 | 
            
            
            | Total income | 
              £2,106,493.00 | 
              £2,051,515.00 | 
              £3,514,945.00 | 
              £4,355,136.00 | 
              £4,085,708.00 | 
            
            
            | Investment gains | 
              £0.00 | 
              £301,950.00 | 
              £309,573.00 | 
              £104,234.00 | 
              £21,426.00 | 
            
            
            | 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 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Fundraising trading costs | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Investment management costs | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Grants to institutions | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £47,412.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £28,347.00 | 
            
            
            | Charitable activities costs | 
              £2,052,830.00 | 
              £2,164,858.00 | 
              £3,247,065.00 | 
              £3,557,380.00 | 
              £3,298,811.00 | 
            
            
            | Governance costs | 
              £14,814.00 | 
              £17,334.00 | 
              £20,251.00 | 
              £20,149.00 | 
              £18,220.00 | 
            
            
            | Other expenses | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Total expenses | 
              £2,067,644.00 | 
              £2,182,192.00 | 
              £3,267,316.00 | 
              £3,577,529.00 | 
              £3,317,031.00 | 
            
            
            | Support costs | 
              £599,936.00 | 
              £690,154.00 | 
              £1,088,415.00 | 
              £1,115,255.00 | 
              £1,045,361.00 | 
            
            
            | Depreciation | 
              £616,869.00 | 
              £109,346.00 | 
              £137,442.00 | 
              £148,840.00 | 
              £128,231.00 | 
            
            
            | Reserves | 
              £921,893.00 | 
              £786,000.00 | 
              £2,710,348.00 | 
              £2,038,276.00 | 
              £2,764,000.00 | 
            
            
            | Fixed assets at start of year | 
              £983,706.00 | 
              £921,893.00 | 
              £1,012,639.00 | 
              £1,148,915.00 | 
              £1,112,650.00 | 
            
            
            | Fixed assets at end of year | 
              £921,893.00 | 
              £1,012,639.00 | 
              £1,148,915.00 | 
              £1,112,650.00 | 
              £1,169,839.00 | 
            
            
            | Fixed investment assets at start of year | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Fixed investment assets at end of year | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Current investment assets | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £65,500.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Cash | 
              £1,371,806.00 | 
              £1,613,827.00 | 
              £2,366,678.00 | 
              £3,573,392.00 | 
              £4,299,898.00 | 
            
            
            | Total current assets | 
              £1,554,573.00 | 
              £1,821,116.00 | 
              £2,605,439.00 | 
              £3,844,232.00 | 
              £4,591,768.00 | 
            
            
            | Creditors within 1 year | 
              £426,360.00 | 
              £596,939.00 | 
              £924,425.00 | 
              £1,231,140.00 | 
              £1,215,596.00 | 
            
            
            | Long term creditors or provisions | 
              £68,233.00 | 
              £83,670.00 | 
              £119,581.00 | 
              £133,553.00 | 
              £604,982.00 | 
            
            
            | Pension assets | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Total assets | 
              £1,981,873.00 | 
              £2,153,146.00 | 
              £2,710,348.00 | 
              £3,592,189.00 | 
              £3,941,029.00 | 
            
            
            | Endowment funds | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
            
            
            | Restricted funds | 
              £2,256.00 | 
              £862.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £0.00 | 
              £6,903.00 | 
            
            
            | Unrestricted funds | 
              £1,979,617.00 | 
              £2,152,284.00 | 
              £2,710,348.00 | 
              £3,592,189.00 | 
              £3,934,126.00 | 
            
            
            | Total funds | 
              £1,981,873.00 | 
              £2,153,146.00 | 
              £2,710,348.00 | 
              £3,592,189.00 | 
              £3,941,029.00 | 
            
            
            | Employees | 
              177 | 
              172 | 
              174 | 
              185 | 
              190 | 
            
            
            | Volunteers | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
              1 | 
               | 
            
            
            | Consolidated accounts | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
            
            
            | Charity only accounts | 
              true | 
              true | 
               | 
              true | 
              true | 
            
            
            | Financial year start | 
              2006-10-01 | 
              2007-10-01 | 
              2008-10-01 | 
              2009-10-01 | 
              2010-10-01 |