SPECTRUM CAMBRIDGE

Charity Number: 1179618
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Spectrum Cambridge is a multi award winning, parent led children's charity. We provide events, sessions, and support for families of children with Autism, additional needs, learning difficulties, and disabilities. As an organisation, we are family focused, advocates of collaboration, passionate about increasing inclusion and well being, while reducing isolation in our work with SEND.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £228,829
Total expenditure: £189,212

People

3 Trustee(s)

25 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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Essex
  • Hampshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Norfolk
  • Northamptonshire
  • Suffolk
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 August 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SPECTRUM (Working name)
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Malini Mital Trustee 25 February 2024
None on record
DAVID WALTER HUGH KNOWLES Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
DAVID HERON Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £64.91k £193.00k £87.74k £171.54k £228.83k
Total expenditure £58.77k £152.11k £107.16k £176.61k £189.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £73.63k 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 May 2024 20 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 20 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 27 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 27 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 30 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 30 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 23 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 23 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 24 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 24 July 2020 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Aug 2018

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH AUTISM, ADDITIONAL NEEDS, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, LIFE LIMITING CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY, IN PARTICULAR BIT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE SUPPORT TO ASSIST THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING.

Contact information

Address:
Spectrum
115C Milton Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 1XE
Phone:
01223 955404
Email:
hello@spectrum.org.uk
Website:

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