Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS 

Peer support groups for Children and Young People
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£193,245£37,074£156,1713
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.cptelford.co.uk

info@challengingperceptions.co.uk

01952897333

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2022, number: 1198690
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
  • 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
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Park Lane Centre
Park Lane
Woodside
Telford

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN TELFORD AND WREKIN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6-16 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH, PRIMARILY THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B) DELIVERING PROJECTS, PEER LED SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT/ADVICE TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH;C) SIGNPOSTING TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES WHEN REQUIRED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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