EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Charity number: 1126263
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

EQUALS is a national organisation that endeavours to ensure high standards of education for pupils with learning difficulties. EQUALS main activities involve organising national conferences, best practice workshops, producing curriculum guidance materials and resources for teachers, setting up curriculum workshops for teachers and providing consultancy to individual schools and Local Authorities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £266,004
Total expenditure: £224,452

People

11 Trustee(s)

15 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not 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 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Cheryl Gaughan Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Trish Turner Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Lila Kossyvaki Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Kate Campbell Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Kris Williams Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Philip Harrison Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Ellen Croft Trustee 01 June 2019
None on record
James Waller Trustee 01 June 2019
None on record
Alistair Crawford Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Joy Dawson Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
PETER IMRAY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £124.49k £119.44k £159.38k £222.86k £266.00k
Total expenditure £112.35k £97.65k £157.60k £189.87k £224.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £8.63k N/A N/A 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 August 2024 16 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 16 June 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 19 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 19 June 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 29 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 29 June 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 07 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 07 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 17 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 17 May 2021 On time
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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 15 AUGUST 2007

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHERS OF SUCH PERSONS; AND RAISING AWARENESS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTIC NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
The Town Hall Chambers
High Street East
WALLSEND
Tyne And Wear
NE28 7AT
Phone:
01912721222
Email:
admin@equalsoffice.co.uk
Website:

www.equals.co.uk Open in new window