AMAZE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Amaze is a charity that offers information, advice and support to parent carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Brighton and Sussex. We also work directly with young people up to 25. We support parent carers and young people through the emotional and practical demands of getting the right services in finance, education, health care and leisure.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income includes £46,915 from 7 government contract(s) and £1,076,238 from 30 government grant(s)
People

56 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
100 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
Governance
- AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Volunteer management
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
10 Trustee(s)
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Alexander James Tindal | Trustee | 28 November 2024 |
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Joshua Arnold-Jenkins | Trustee | 28 November 2024 |
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Eleanor Clarke | Trustee | 28 November 2024 |
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Jennifer Clare Preece | Trustee | 28 November 2024 |
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Sally Benson | Trustee | 30 November 2023 |
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Eliph Hadert | Trustee | 04 August 2023 |
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Dr Diana Charlotte Boyd | Trustee | 11 May 2023 |
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Mohammad Hamdhaidari | Trustee | 05 December 2019 |
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Alison Michelle Plant | Trustee | 30 November 2018 |
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SIOBHAN ANNE COX | Trustee | 10 January 2012 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.12m | £1.21m | £1.22m | £1.41m | £1.57m | |
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Total expenditure | £1.15m | £1.15m | £1.11m | £1.35m | £1.59m | |
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Income from government contracts | £174.86k | £150.09k | N/A | £75.42k | £46.92k | |
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Income from government grants | £446.69k | £539.40k | £708.84k | £694.19k | £1.08m | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £205.13k | £311.76k | £184.60k | £215.90k | £207.31k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £573.11k | £861.30k | £261.93k | £1.18m | £45.07k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £767 | £926 | £495 | £1.77k | £3.69k | |
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Income - Other | £345.45k | £36.83k | £19.44k | £11.20k | £26.29k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £1.02m | £1.08m | £1.05m | £1.25m | £1.43m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £80.18k | £69.94k | £60.39k | £100.81k | £84.76k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £4.49k | £42.41k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £49.79k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £69.58k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £885 | £443 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £592.02k | £674.88k | £1.01m | £1.23m | £1.17m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £77.69k | £102.77k | £329.54k | £487.54k | £444.77k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 22 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 22 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 24 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 03 February 2023 | 3 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 03 February 2023 | 3 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 25 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 25 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/10/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/06/2014 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/06/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 NOV 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 NOV 2023
Charitable objects
TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND RELIEVE POVERTY FOR, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THEM AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS.
Area of benefit
BRIGHTON & HOVE
Contact information
- Address:
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AMAZE
COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG
- Phone:
- 01273234020
- Email:
- info@amazesussex.org.uk
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