SKILLS FOR PEOPLE

Charity Number: 1069993
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To support disabled people to speak up & have control over their lives. Self advocacy, advocacy, consultancy & training, person centred planning for disabled people & those who support them. User involvement in services for disabled people & their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,356,717

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Donations and legacies £36.22k
Charitable activities £1.27m
Other trading activities £50.32k
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,327,986

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £1.33m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,116,557 from 27 government contract(s) and £5,249 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £1.33m
Retained for future use £28.73k

People

55 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

8 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • Stockton-on-tees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 June 1998: Standard registration
  • 02 February 2018: Funds received from 1117163 NORTHEAST SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SKILLS FOR PEOPLE (Previous name)
Company number:
03487635 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Duncan Keith Sellers Trustee 17 July 2024
None on record
Danielle Rudd Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Edward Seymour Collins Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Kathryn Chaplin Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Sheila Halpin Trustee 24 November 2021
None on record
Dr Jo Whaley Trustee 20 November 2019
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 £832.01k £690.22k £1.05m £1.06m £1.36m
Total expenditure £738.47k £668.69k £756.10k £1.17m £1.33m
Income from government contracts £196.07k £428.28k £518.79k £877.16k £1.12m
Income from government grants £48.59k £55.35k £133.26k £105.73k £5.25k
Income - Donations and legacies £239.29k £219.96k £448.12k £150.50k £36.22k
Income - Other trading activities £76.69k £41.99k £48.92k £71.75k £50.32k
Income - Charitable activities £515.30k £428.28k £539.13k £834.12k £1.27m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £740 £0 £296 £1.92k £0
Income - Other £0 £0 £15.04k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £10.00k £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £738.47k £668.69k £756.10k £1.17m £1.33m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £22.85k £17.99k £12.17k £18.04k £9.21k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

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 £456.76k £491.71k £484.00k £478.36k £461.86k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £502.83k £503.93k £1.13m £1.26m £581.93k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £291.84k £306.37k £630.37k £861.98k £140.42k

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 09 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 59 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 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 INCORPORATED 31/12/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/01/2016

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE, EDUCATE, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, THEIR PARENTS, OTHER RELATIVES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED WITH THEIR WELFARE, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Skills for People
4 Glendale Terrace
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 1PB
Phone:
01912818737
Email:
information@skillsforpeople.org.uk
Website:

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