Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ADUR SPECIAL NEEDS PROJECT

We provide weekend play schemes for all young people with disabilities aged between 5 and 15 years, on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month during school term times. Activities are fun-based and include support by paid staff.Activities include art and drama, cookery, music, indoor and out door games, sensory room, computers, reading, quiet time and occasional outings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£59£51£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£54£45£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£51£44£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£48£36£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£56£41£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£54£33£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£26£33£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£40£18£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£17£31£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£37£43£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£50£41£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£25£59£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£146£124£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£157£141£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£137£150£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£140£148£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£114£102£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£89£81£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£79£88£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£103£88£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.adurspecialneedsproject.org.uk

info@adurspecialneedsproject.org.uk

07788239634

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£35,000
Henry Smith Charity£19,970
Sussex Community Foundation£13,825
DCMS£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£5,750 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards staff and training costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£5,000 12/03/2021
2
Funding was provided to cover staff and rental costs for two months for four play schemes.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£30,000 17/12/2020
This project will deliver a fortnightly Saturday playscheme for disabled children and young people. The activities will result in confidence to communicate with unfamiliar adults, independent living skills and improved resilience.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£4,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional holiday sessions for disabled children and young people feeling isolated due to Covid-19. Young people will improve their social skills.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£3,075 15/06/2020
36
Adur Special Needs Project operate 20 Saturday play schemes per year for children aged 5-15 years, all of whom have special/additional needs and disabilities. They safely re-opened their Play Scheme on 25th April to provide and re-establish routine ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£19,970 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a play scheme for children with disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs in West Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£5,000 26/11/2019
11
Funding was provided for core/running costs and training.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£5,000 16/11/2018
11
Funding was provided towards core/running costs and training.
National Lottery Community Fund - Adur Special Needs Project
£9,955 28/02/2018
12
The project is to provide weekend play schemes for children with additional needs to give their parents some respite and enable the children to participate in stimulating, challenging and fun activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£30,000 10/08/2017
36
This project will provide weekend play schemes for disabled children and young people during term-time. Children and young people will improve their communication skills, make new friends and increase their confidence.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£5,000 14/07/2017
11
Adur Special Needs Project run weekend play schemes for children aged 5-15 years, all of whom have special/additional needs and/or disabilities. Funding was provided towards scheme supervisor costs and play scheme expenses.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£10,000 08/06/2017
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing weekend play activities for children with disabilities in West Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£10,000 10/03/2016
12
towards one year's salary of an organisation that provides weekend play schemes for disabled children in West Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£6,000 13/06/2013
towards one year's running costs, including salaries, of an organisation that provides out-of-school respite care and play schemes for children with special needs and disabilities from West Sussex
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Adur Special Needs Project
£15,300 28/02/2013
This is a charity that provides progressive activities for those that have complex learning and physical disabilities. The grant will support core costs to allow the charity to deliver vital services that will ensure beneficiaries experience ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DAVIS Appointed: 2020
  • CHARLOTTE PATRICIA CHESMAN Appointed: 2019
  • HEIDI RUSH Appointed: 2017
  • JONATHAN HODGSON Appointed: 2022
  • JONATHAN PETER RUSH Appointed: 2019
  • VALERIE TREVOR Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2001, number: 1088423
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 17 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EXTRATIME on 12/09/2024
Main office

197 Brighton Road
LANCING
BN15 8JB

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE PROJECT SHALL BE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION, RECREATION AND CARE OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THAT ARE NORMALLY RESIDENT IN SUSSEX AREA

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUSSEX COUNTY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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