Learn and Thrive
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We create accessible, evidence-based learning resources that give families and professionals the tools they need to teach vital life skills - from staying safe to building relationships and independence. Helping more communities access high-quality, inclusive education, so every young person can live a more independent, connected, and safer life
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
People
7 Trustee(s)
25 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 05 July 2021: CIO registration
- TM2 (Working name)
- TEACH ME TOO (Previous name)
- 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
- 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
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
7 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Tracey Barber | Trustee | 11 February 2026 |
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| Parul Shah | Trustee | 30 April 2025 |
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| Maja Trninic | Trustee | 12 March 2024 |
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| Clair Smith | Trustee | 12 March 2024 |
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| Kate Rosanna Taylor | Trustee | 22 September 2021 |
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| Nicola Walker | Trustee | 05 July 2021 |
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| Andrea Melanie Wilson | Trustee | 05 July 2021 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £117.39k | £141.97k | £177.55k | £110.77k | |
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Total expenditure | £20.75k | £86.85k | £142.65k | £173.00k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | 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 | 30 July 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | 30 July 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 21 October 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 21 October 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 22 November 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 22 November 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 21 October 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 21 October 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Jul 2021 as amended on 04 Oct 2021
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWNS SYNDROME AND SIMILAR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPECIALIST TEACHERS AND THERAPISTS THROUGH DIGITAL CONTENT AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Contact information
- Address:
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265 Maidstone Road
GILLINGHAM
Kent
ME8 0HA
- Phone:
- 0300 102 4553
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