AMAZE

Charity number: 1078094
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

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: £282,353
Total expenditure: £1,586,127

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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 November 1999: Standard registration
  • 12 September 2024: Funds received from 1116203 EXTRATIME
  • 23 June 2025: Funds received from 1195889 THE GOLDEN TEACHER
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE (Previous name)
Company number:
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
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexander James Tindal Trustee 28 November 2024
Together Collective
Received: On time
Joshua Arnold-Jenkins Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Eleanor Clarke Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Jennifer Clare Preece Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Sally Benson Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Eliph Hadert Trustee 04 August 2023
None on record
Dr Diana Charlotte Boyd Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Mohammad Hamdhaidari Trustee 05 December 2019
None on record
Alison Michelle Plant Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
SIOBHAN ANNE COX Trustee 10 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.12m £1.21m £1.22m £1.41m £1.57m
Total expenditure £1.15m £1.15m £1.11m £1.35m £1.59m
Income from government contracts £174.86k £150.09k N/A £75.42k £46.92k
Income from government grants £446.69k £539.40k £708.84k £694.19k £1.08m
Income - Donations and legacies £205.13k £311.76k £184.60k £215.90k £207.31k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £573.11k £861.30k £261.93k £1.18m £45.07k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £767 £926 £495 £1.77k £3.69k
Income - Other £345.45k £36.83k £19.44k £11.20k £26.29k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.02m £1.08m £1.05m £1.25m £1.43m
Expenditure - Raising funds £80.18k £69.94k £60.39k £100.81k £84.76k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £4.49k £42.41k £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £49.79k £0 £0 £0 £69.58k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £885 £443 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £592.02k £674.88k £1.01m £1.23m £1.17m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £77.69k £102.77k £329.54k £487.54k £444.77k

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 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
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Contact information

Address:
AMAZE
COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG
Phone:
01273234020