THE SPECIAL LIONESS

Charity number: 1187356
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Based in North East offering support groups, holiday play groups, events. Giving families a safe place to meet and enable families living outside the local area an opportunity to connect with others in similar situations. Creating a safe and accessible place to explore and enable some form of socialisation with other families in the same situation and allow siblings to interact with other siblings

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £64,639
Total expenditure: £71,297

Total income includes £2,940 from 1 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Stewart Chair 14 January 2021
None on record
Paula Louise Windram Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Justine Miller Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Amy Howes Trustee 14 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £12.44k £18.49k £58.41k £64.64k
Total expenditure £6.48k £17.59k £39.21k £71.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £2.94k
Income from government grants N/A £1.04k £7.83k 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 March 2024 28 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES BASED IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS BY PROVIDING WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND HOLIDAY PLAY GROUPS FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Contact information

Address:
4 Baird Close
WASHINGTON
Tyne And Wear
NE37 3HL
Phone:
07970416825
Email:
info@thespeciallioness.com
Website:

thespeciallioness.com