PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS) TELFORD

Charity Number: 1150871
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the needs of children and young people, including their parents, carers and families, who have disabilities and/or special educational needs in the Telford and Wrekin area, in order to improve their quality of life, promote their inclusion in their local communities and to help and support them to reach their full potential.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £235,408
Total expenditure: £254,087

Total income includes £22,595 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 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:
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Telford & Wrekin

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PODS (Working name)
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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicola Jones Chair 18 August 2022
None on record
Sally Ann Moran Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Anthony Ralph Wakeman Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Sarah Hall Trustee 24 January 2023
None on record
Jonathan Mills Trustee 18 December 2017
None on record
Philip Gillum Trustee 08 March 2016
Church and Chetwynd Aston Village Hall
Received: On time

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 £138.74k £150.73k £171.00k £283.79k £235.41k
Total expenditure £128.87k £113.76k £164.38k £207.96k £254.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £18.97k £27.51k £19.50k £21.45k £22.60k

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 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 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 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 February 2021 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 February 2021 13 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09 JUL 2012 AS AMENDED ON 11/01/2013

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE TELFORD AND WREKIN AREA, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE THEIR INCLUSION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Contact information

Address:
1 Hawksworth Road
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TU
Phone:
01952 458047
Email:
support@podstelford.org
Website:

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