Growing Different
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We provide support and information for those working with or caring for those with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). We also work independently and in collaboration with other organisations to raise awareness, understanding and research into overlapping, complex and lesser known NDCs.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
People
3 Trustee(s)
1 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Disability
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Throughout England And Wales
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 22 November 2021: CIO registration
- ALPHABET CHILDREN (Previous name)
- NEUROTASTIC (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
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 | ||||
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| CATHERINE HIGNEY | Chair | 08 April 2021 |
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| Marivjena Menka | Trustee | 01 March 2025 |
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| JUSTINE HARRIS MS | Trustee | 08 April 2021 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 05/04/2023 | 05/04/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £804 | £10.24k | £212 | |
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Total expenditure | £794 | £4.09k | £6.04k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | 17 August 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | 17 August 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 05 April 2024 | 21 August 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2024 | 13 December 2025 | 311 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 05 April 2023 | 17 November 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 05 April 2023 | 13 December 2025 | 677 days late | Download Open in new window |