Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS) TELFORD

The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the needs of children and young people, including their parents, carers and families, who have disabilities and/or special educational needs in the Telford and Wrekin area, in order to improve their quality of life, promote their inclusion in their local communities and to help and support them to reach their full potential.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£284	£208	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£171	£164	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£151	£114	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20	*	£139	£129	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£134	£147	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£72	£120	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£189	£118	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£127	£129	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£116	£117	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£67	£70	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.podstelford.org

support@podstelford.org

01952 458047

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - PODS Activity sessions
£6,450	23/09/2022	The funding will be used to run additional activity sessions for disabled children and their families during term time from November through to end of March 2023. There will be two sessions a week ....more The funding will be used to run additional activity sessions for disabled children and their families during term time from November through to end of March 2023. There will be two sessions a week one after school and one over the weekend which allows for increased access for some families. The project aims to encourage children and young people to be more active increase interaction and improve social and mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - PODS Supporting families with disabled children
£160,000	06/08/2021 24	The group will use its funding over two years to enable them to continue to support people through their existing services to families with disabled children. The group will hold family/support ....more The group will use its funding over two years to enable them to continue to support people through their existing services to families with disabled children. The group will hold family/support sessions develop its befriending scheme and continue to host workshops and inclusive social events for families in the local community.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,500	05/10/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Parent Peer Link
£339,392	07/09/2016 36	The organisation will use funding to continue its project that provides a befriending service across Telford and Wrekin, supporting families with children and young people (0-25) with a disability or ....more The organisation will use funding to continue its project that provides a befriending service across Telford and Wrekin, supporting families with children and young people (0-25) with a disability or special educational needs. The project will empower families to share their concerns and fears by accessing practical and emotional support through a peer-to-peer befriending service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Voice
£300,566	30/05/2013 36	This is the merging and expansion of two existing projects delivered by PODS and Parent and Carer Council Shropshire and aims to create a well informed, connected and empowered community of families ....more This is the merging and expansion of two existing projects delivered by PODS and Parent and Carer Council Shropshire and aims to create a well informed, connected and empowered community of families of children and young people with disabilities or additional needs. It will offer emotional support and networking opportunities to parent carers in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, helping to build confidence and give them a platform to participate in and influence service provision.
National Lottery Community Fund - PODS (Parents Opening DoorsS)
£10,000	21/10/2010 12	This community group in Telford will develop the organisation's office and website, and hold a conference to raise awareness of the group's services for parents of children with disabilities and ....more This community group in Telford will develop the organisation's office and website, and hold a conference to raise awareness of the group's services for parents of children with disabilities and additional needs. This will develop the capacity and infrastructure of the organisation, enabling the group to expand its services and networks in the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

KWABENA AGYEMANG Appointed: 2023

ADAM WAGSTAFF Appointed: 2019

ANTHONY RALPH WAKEMAN Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN MILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2017

NICOLA JONES Appointed: 2022

SALLY ANN MORAN Appointed: 2023

SARAH HALL Appointed: 2023

PHILIP GILLUM Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: Church and Chetwynd Aston Village Hall,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2013, number: 1150871

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

10 returns made; AR20: 13 days late, AR14: 0 days late,

Main office

1 Hawksworth Road
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TU

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE TELFORD AND WREKIN AREA, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE THEIR INCLUSION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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