EMPATHY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

Charity number: 1151472
Charity reporting is up to date (5 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Empathy for special children works to reduce the social isolation and improve the lives of those growing up with ASD/High Functioning Disability/Additional Needs and their families. Working throughout Shropshire we provide a wide range of safe, supported opportunities to allow children and families to create an empathic social network, try something new, re engage with society and be more active.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £69,368
Total expenditure: £59,193

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 April 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Cherida Marie Hughes Chair 05 July 2019
None on record
Rebecca Dhieb Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
Kirsty Perkins Trustee 09 September 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £70.50k £91.49k £77.50k £71.08k £69.37k
Total expenditure £55.97k £86.63k £78.32k £84.75k £59.19k
Income from government contracts £14.40k £14.40k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £14.40k 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 30 June 2024 05 May 2025 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 05 May 2025 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 05 June 2024 36 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 05 June 2024 36 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 17 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 03 March 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 03 March 2021 3 days late 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 - Association Registered 02 Apr 2013

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE 2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH A HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITY/ADDITIONAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TRIAD OF IMPAIRMENT OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY BY: A. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE AND PRACTICE THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ESTABLISH A PEER GROUP, B. PROVIDING AGE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO TRY NEW ACTIVITIES AND INTEGRATE WITH LOCAL MAINSTREAM PROVIDERS IN SUPPORTED, SAFE, AND UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENT, C. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, D. TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR FAMILIES TO MEET AND INTRODUCTION TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION.

Contact information

Address:
Empathy For Special Children
Corvedale Road
CRAVEN ARMS
Shropshire
SY7 9ND
Phone:
07495947987
Email:
enquiries@empathyforspecialchildren.org
Website:

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