THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN

Charity number: 313182
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A national Information and Advice Service including Helpline, Assessment service, Fact Sheets and various regular publications for children with high learning potential and their parents. Training, workshops and events for children and young people; parents and carers and professionals. A network of branches and Explorer Clubs throughout England, Wales and N Ireland.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £219,759
Total expenditure: £434,409

People

7 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 1967: Standard registration
  • 14 November 2018: Funds received from 290181 THE MENSA FOUNDATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NAGC (Working name)
  • POTENTIAL PLUS UK (Working name)
  • THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00905037 Open in new window
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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Rhys Christopher Jones Chair 28 October 2023
None on record
Alexandra Mary-Jane Maybury Trustee 23 September 2024
None on record
Anil Joshi Trustee 31 October 2020
None on record
Lorraine Fellows Trustee 20 July 2020
None on record
Branka Young Trustee 20 July 2020
None on record
Daniel Frederick Dipper Trustee 20 July 2020
None on record
Joy Morgan Trustee 14 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £291.08k £156.89k £241.14k £688.46k £219.76k
Total expenditure £261.71k £271.58k £288.21k £313.67k £434.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £469.28k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £169.26k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £2.61k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £47.31k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £31.03k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £313.67k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £14.50k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 30 April 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 16 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 19 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 10 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 10 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 28 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 28 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 07 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 11 January 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 1ST MAY 1967. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 OCTOBER 1996, AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION 17 OCTOBER 1998 as amended on 14 Nov 2015 as amended on 24 May 2025

Charitable objects

The principal objects for which the Association is established are to facilitate the development of children who are of outstanding intelligence and/or creative capacity (gifted children), including: (a) enabling gifted children to access a suitable education likely to develop to the full their respective abilities; (b) supporting the social and emotional development of gifted children; and (c) promoting the development and implementation of effective educational provision for gifted children.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Potential Plus UK
The Open University
Vaughan Harley Building Ground Floo
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Phone:
01908646433
Email:
amazing.children@potentialplusuk.org
Website:

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