FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF SPECIAL CHILDREN LTD

Charity number: 1140826
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

This charity was formed to take over the existing charity Friends and Families of Special Children which is an unincorporated oranisation with charity no 1114692. This duly happened with effect from 1/6/2012.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £272,255
Total expenditure: £301,464

People

5 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(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
  • Disability
  • 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
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Plymouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 2011: Standard registration
  • 10 May 2013: Funds received from 1114692 FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF SPECIAL CHILDREN
  • 29 August 2017: Funds received from 1047874 FRIENDS OF PLYMOUTH PORTAGE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS AND FAMILIES (Working name)
Company number:
07414172 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JONATHAN MORCOM Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Holly May Bowditch Trustee 16 August 2023
None on record
Stephen Parker Trustee 16 April 2019
SOUTH WEST POLICE COMPASSIONATE FUND
Received: On time
Ashleigh Phillips Trustee 09 March 2016
THE HAMPTON HOUSE FUND
Received: On time
KAY O' SHAUGHNESSY Trustee
Havencare Homes and Support Limited
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £255.10k £209.64k £191.44k £241.28k £272.26k
Total expenditure £247.24k £119.04k £292.19k £323.56k £301.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.72k £11.79k £16.92k £29.83k 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 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 18 May 2021 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 18 May 2021 48 days late 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

Charitable objects

A TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; B TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PERSONAL); C TO PROMOTE A FORUM THAT PROMOTES EMPOWERMENT AND PARTICIPATION FOR SERVICE USERS IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS.

Contact information

Address:
VIRGINIA HOUSE
PEACOCK LANE
PALACE STREET
BRETONSIDE
PLYMOUTH
PL4 0DQ
Phone:
01752204369
Email:
info@friendsandfamilies.org.uk
Website:

friendsandfamilies.org.uk