Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

SYCAMORE TRUST U.K.

Sycamore Trust U.K. is a charity based in Dagenham which supports parents, carers and individuals affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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
31/03/23£421£481£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£493£486£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£556£474£82£0£349£2877.33320
31/03/20£497£526£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£474£512£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£481£462£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£524£516£8£0£314£1914.4290
31/03/16£462£494£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£380£398£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£335£401£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£428£412£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£430£372£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£351£222£129n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£171£175£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£194£192£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£161£143£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.sycamoretrust.org.uk

enquiries@sycamoretrust.org.uk

02085179317

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,
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
City Bridge Trust£193,250
BBC Children in Need£82,760
National Lottery Community Fund£9,500
DCMS£2,598
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust UK
£182,000 29/02/2024
36
£182,000 over three years (55,000; 62,000; 65,000) towards the staffing, activity and materials, publicity, and external evaluation costs of Sycamore Trust?s lifeskills programme targeted at secondary school-aged autistic young people, in addition ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£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’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£79,654 10/08/2021
This project will provide family sessions working for children with autism spectrum disorder and other communication difficulties, and their families. This will allow children to communicate, reduce anxiety and improve family relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - OUTREACH
£9,500 21/05/2021
The funding will be used to offer group zoom meetings and social activities to support people on the autistic spectrum with their integration back into society after the covid pandemic.The project aims to support those on the Autistic spectrum to ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£2,000 13/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£2,606 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund IT equipment and staff time to produce training videos for families during COVID-19, to ensure they are fully skilled to support their children to use the SWAP system, enabling improved communication skills.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,598 27/05/2020
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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£11,250 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £11,250, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£43,600 30/10/2019
36
over three years towards the running costs, including salaries, of peer support groups for young women with autism in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£90,000 25/07/2019
24
£90,000 over two years (£45,000; £45,000) for a full time Family Services Coordinator and related overheads.
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£146,560 01/10/2018
Social Survivors will work with young people with Autism accessing mainstream education, supporting them to develop social and independence skills, reducing their social isolation and empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Autism - a female perspective
£9,739 17/08/2018
12
The funding is for a support worker to set up a series of consultations. The project will tailor activities aimed at women and girls with autism.
National Lottery Community Fund - "Parenting Pathways"- Parenting Development Project for People with Le
£422,162 08/08/2018
60
A project to support people with learning disabilities through pregnancy, post birth and parenting. Education packages will empower people to take control of their relationships with partners and children, reducing instances of children being ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 03/05/2018
The "Inclusive Access Standard" Pilot
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£122,429 02/03/2018
36
Training in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for children with autism spectrum disorder and other communication difficulties, and their families. This will allow children to communicate, reduce anxiety and improve family ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sycamore Trust
£6,142 29/11/2017
We want to create holiday opportunities for people with autism and learning disabilities to enable them to better access their community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sycamore Trust
£3,174 04/08/2017
Our project will raise autism awareness and create new opportunities for those affected by the condition.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sycamore Trust U.K.
£112,100 24/05/2016
36
£112,100 over three years (£36,600; £37,400; £38,100) for a full time Family Services Coordinator and related overheads.
National Lottery Community Fund - “Parenting Pathways” – Parenting Development Project [Learning Difficu
£187,105 06/10/2014
36
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-59
  • HARSHARAN HOWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Director
  • JOANNE BATY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Public Sector Consultant
  • NYOMI THOMPSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Banker
  • PHILIP MICHAEL ALLUM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • RAMANDEEP KAUR BASSON Appointed: 2024
  • VANESSA BENNETT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Charity Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2006, number: 1116697
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2006, number: 05759929
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Sycamore Trust UK
27-29 Woodward Road
DAGENHAM
RM9 4SJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD), LEARNING DISABILITIES AND RELATED DISORDERS, THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AIDING THEM TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. BARKING AND DAGENHAM. HAVERING. REDBRIDGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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