Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 15

WAVE FOR CHANGE

Wave for Change works to build genuinely inclusive communities around the country, where individuals with and without learning disabilities can mix across all aspects of life, becoming less socially segregated and more understanding and tolerant of differences. We are about encouraging and enabling mixed-ability friendships and doing things with and not for each other.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly 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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£32	£45	£-13	n/a
30/06/22	£29	£49	£-20	n/a
30/06/21	£81	£29	£51	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.waveforchange.org.uk

admin@waveforchange.org.uk

07738048276

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,420
Postcode Society Trust	£9,600
London Catalyst	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mixed-Ability Taster Events in 3 communities
£9,500	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to deliver three pilot taster events of mixed ability activities for children. The project aims to reduce social barriers combat negative stigmas and encourage the development of mixed groups/spaces for people living with ....more The funding will be used to deliver three pilot taster events of mixed ability activities for children. The project aims to reduce social barriers combat negative stigmas and encourage the development of mixed groups/spaces for people living with learning disabilities.
London Catalyst - Wave for Change - 1
£3,500	05/09/2023	Plan, organise and deliver 3 mixed-ability events in 3 London locations in partnership with collaborators in the local community
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£9,600	30/06/2023	Funds enabled a mixed ability team to deliver an exhibition event that celebrated and actively included people with learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Wave in a Box - Pilot
£9,920	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to create an online and printed guidance pack for groups supporting people with learning disabilities. The project aims to support the participants' essential needs and social wellbeing through the creation of friendship ....more The funding will be used to create an online and printed guidance pack for groups supporting people with learning disabilities. The project aims to support the participants' essential needs and social wellbeing through the creation of friendship groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANCHAL GUPTA Appointed: 2021

BERNICE HARDIE Appointed: 2024

IAN HARDIE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

INGRID SKINNER Appointed: 2020

JASON WATERMAN Appointed: 2024

MAX THOMAS WANLESS Appointed: 2024

STEPHANIE BUCKINGHAM Appointed: 2020

TOBY MORRISON Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/07/2020, number: 1190354

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

35 WINDERMERE ROAD
LONDON
N10 2RD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO, WHICH IS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, WORKING INCLUSIVELY WITH THOSE OF ALL FAITHS OR NONE, IS:TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ABILITIES AND FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH SOCIAL PLACES ARE GENUINELY INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1) RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NEED TO EQUALLY VALUE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES; 2) PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY WORSHIP AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS (WHICH WILL BUILD MIXED-ABILITY FRIENDSHIPS - WHETHER UNDERTAKEN DIGITALLY OR IN PERSON); 3) PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY SOCIAL GROUPS THAT CO-CREATE COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO THINGS WITH AND NOT FOR EACH OTHER; 4) PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT (BASED ON THE CHARITY'S OWN RESEARCH) TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO DEVELOP INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘MIXED-ABILITY’ MEANS THOSE WITH OR WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES OR OTHER ADDITIONAL NEEDS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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