SIGNALONG The Communication Charity

Charity number: 1039788
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Development of visual communication resources (signing, symbols and pictures) for children and adults with verbal communication difficulties. Most users have learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders. Training and free advice provided

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £223,627
Total expenditure: £242,743

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SIGNALONG (Working name)
  • THE SIGNALONG GROUP (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN PHILIP FRANKLIN Chair 30 April 2013
None on record
Jonathan Tate Trustee 09 May 2019
None on record
Shahnaz Ashraf Trustee 09 May 2019
None on record
NIGEL STANCLIFFE Trustee 20 October 2016
None on record
BEVERLY McCUE Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
MICHELLE SONGEST Trustee 03 December 2013
WELWYN HATFIELD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED
Received: On time
ANDREW BRUCE EVANS Trustee 30 April 2013
Great Oaks School Fund
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £181.00k £214.04k £236.94k £255.25k £223.63k
Total expenditure £171.00k £171.28k £208.26k £220.47k £242.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 04 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH APRIL 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6TH JULY 1994 as amended on 06 Jul 2019

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Signalong
1 Old Winery Business Park
Cawston
NORWICH
NR10 4FE
Phone:
0330 1200770
Email:
info@signalong.org.uk
Website:

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