SUPPORTING PEOPLE ACHIEVING REAL CHOICE 

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
People's Health Trust - The "Picture This" project
£18,636	21/02/2023 12	This new one-year project supports young people with learning disabilities aged 18-26 and their family carers living in Halton, Cheshire, to meet, befriend and share experiences. The Design, Steering ....more This new one-year project supports young people with learning disabilities aged 18-26 and their family carers living in Halton, Cheshire, to meet, befriend and share experiences. The Design, Steering & Fieldwork groups offers different experiences/skills to the participants. The Design group creates new “easy-read” materials for-and-by non-readers themselves using “animated comics” to explore mutual concerns/aspirations. These will be shared online and showcased at three community events to build a feedback loop with the wider learning-disabled community and a lasting legacy by influencing statutory services to improve access for hard-to-reach communities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Supporting People Achieving Real Choice (SPARC)
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Supporting People Achieving Real Choice (SPARC)
£50,000	08/09/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Supporting People Achieving Real Choice (SPARC)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,700	19/06/2020	"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."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Supporting People Achieving Real Choice (SPARC)
£33,000	21/05/2020 12	One year core funding to support Supporting People Achieving Real Choice (SPARC) to sustain their work to support work addressing Learning Disabilities Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - The "Future You" Project
£10,000	21/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide training for people with learning disabilities around life skills for independent living, as well as support their parents or carers. The project aims to support ....more The funding will be used to provide training for people with learning disabilities around life skills for independent living, as well as support their parents or carers. The project aims to support those with learning disabilities to develop skills to increase their personal independence.
People's Health Trust - The Rock The Mock [RTM] project
£22,080	21/06/2018	This fourteen-month project enabled people with learning disabilities and local young people in Halton, to work together, planning and delivering a series of music roadshows in community spaces which ....more This fourteen-month project enabled people with learning disabilities and local young people in Halton, to work together, planning and delivering a series of music roadshows in community spaces which included a ‘mock-tail’ (non-alcoholic cocktail) bar. The events were designed to bring people with learning disabilities and young local people together to build positive relationships and challenge misconceptions. The idea was developed in response to the link identified by SPARC members between binge-drinking on local streets and disability hate-crime.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SPARC (Supporting People Achieving Real Choice)
£21,500	26/04/2013	The charity provides support to people with Learning Disabiliteis through training in functional life skills; the Mind the Gap project will provide training in where and how to access relevant local ....more The charity provides support to people with Learning Disabiliteis through training in functional life skills; the Mind the Gap project will provide training in where and how to access relevant local services and develop easy-read materials for non-readers
National Lottery Community Fund - The True Grit club
£154,378	14/06/2011 48	The project will establish 'True Grit' a club which will provide vital training courses for people with severe learning disabilities, their parents and carers to learn the skills needed to improve ....more The project will establish 'True Grit' a club which will provide vital training courses for people with severe learning disabilities, their parents and carers to learn the skills needed to improve confidence, manage risk and how to deal with aggressive situations. An interactive website will also be set up for members to share their views The project aims to help reduce the social isolation, loneliness and fear of hate crime experienced by people with learning disabilities across Halton.

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Trustees (10)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/1997, number: 1060095

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

69 NICANDER ROAD
LIVERPOOL
L18 1HU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE AREA DEFINED IN CLAUSE 2 (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT). IT SHALL ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS TO PRESERVE THEIR GOOD HEALTH, RELIEVE THEIR SICKNESS AND POVERTY AND PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND