GECKO COMMUNITY

Charity number: 1195860
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Gecko Community offers innovative teaching and therapeutic projects to support neurodivergent students who struggle with education. Our provision combines the alternative education needed by these students with an appreciation of the wellbeing essential to their social integration and personal confidence.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £406,591
Total expenditure: £375,495

Total income includes £349,590 from 60 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 September 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GECKO COMMUNITY CIC (Previous 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vikki Mead Chair 20 April 2020
None on record
JODIE SMITTEN Trustee 07 December 2020
None on record
Peter Hartley Trustee 07 December 2020
None on record
Mark Heaven Trustee 07 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £221.51k £339.39k £406.59k
Total expenditure £189.23k £289.08k £375.50k
Income from government contracts £110.88k £275.82k £349.59k
Income from government grants £1.56k 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 30 September 2024 27 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 27 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 01 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 01 February 2023 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 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 5 TO 25 WHO ARE DIAGNOSED OR UNDIAGNOSED NEURODIVERGENT; HAVE SUFFERED TRAUMA, MENTAL ILL HEALTH OR AT RISK FROM EXCLUSION OR HAVE SELF-EXCLUDED FROM MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

Contact information

Address:
44 RODDEN ROAD
FROME
SOMERSET
BA11 2AQ
Phone:
07753191991
Email:
admin@geckocommunity.org.uk
Website:

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