Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 19

AMAZE

Amaze is an independent voluntary organisation that offers information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs

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Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Established: 24 years

www.amazesussex.org.uk

info@amazesussex.org.uk

01273234020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,409	£1,346	£63	£101	£746	£727	6.5	47	80
31/03/22	*	£1,221	£1,110	£110	£60	£683	£683	7.4	46	90
31/03/21		£1,211	£1,153	£57	£70	£573	£572	6	47	40
31/03/20		£1,124	£1,151	£-27	£80	£515	£509	5.3	45	100
31/03/19		£1,000	£1,025	£-26	£71	£542	£490	5.7	42	100
31/03/18		£1,105	£996	£109	£64	£568	£509	6.1	41	0
31/03/17		£892	£846	£46	£55	£459	£435	6.2	37	0
31/03/16		£797	£810	£-12	£54	£412	£382	5.7	19	0
31/03/15		£777	£658	£119	£50	£425	£403	7.3	13	0
31/03/14		£490	£430	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£483	£410	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£475	£429	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£401	£389	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£429	£418	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£341	£337	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£333	£326	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£254	£265	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£250	£234	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£222	£196	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£170	£157	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

47 employees
80 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£180,000
The Blagrave Trust	£122,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£22,069
DCMS	£21,502
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
£62,000	30/07/2023	Amazing Futures
The Blagrave Trust - Amazing Futures
£60,000	25/08/2022	Employment preparation for young people with learning disabilities
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AMAZE
£9,994	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards a programme of health and wellbeing peer support groups and activities for young people with SEND aged 14-25 living in B&H.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Amaze
£180,000	26/05/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of the 'DLA/PIP Project', providing support for families with disabled children to claim their disability benefits in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Amaze - 16/03/22
£2,500	07/04/2022	Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000	11/03/2022	DLA/PIP Project
Sussex Community Foundation - Trusts Fundraising Manager
£9,575	25/02/2022	Funding was provided to deliver a programme of peer support groups for young people with special educational needs and disabilities in response to the pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000	19/03/2021	DLA/PIP Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amaze Face 2 Face peer support groups
£5,380	24/10/2020	We would like to run two support groups, one for dads of children with SEND, and the other for children with autism aged eight and under.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£21,502	17/07/2020	"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."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AMAZE
£2,500	14/04/2020	Amaze provides information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Their services ensure young people and parent carers ....more Amaze provides information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Their services ensure young people and parent carers are better informed about the support available, more confident to deal with challenges and feel more connected with others in their community. Funding will be used to establish virtual befriending and peer support in response to feedback.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AMAZE
£5,000	15/03/2019 11	Funding was provided for a befirending project call Face to Face (F2F).
Masonic Trust - DLA Project
£30,000	21/02/2018	Advice and information regarding accessing the DLA (Disability Living Allowance) for disadvantaged families of children with disabilities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Amaze
£147,000	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the 'DLA Project' supporting families in Brighton and Hove with disabled children through changes affecting their Disability Living Allowance and related ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the 'DLA Project' supporting families in Brighton and Hove with disabled children through changes affecting their Disability Living Allowance and related benefits
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AMAZE
£5,000	17/11/2017 11	Amaze provides information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Funding was provided towards their Face 2 Face ....more Amaze provides information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Funding was provided towards their Face 2 Face Befriending Project, which trains parent carers as volunteer befrienders to provide emotional support to other parent carers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000	18/09/2017	DLA Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Futures Project
£198,734	05/04/2017 36	This project aims to improve the confidence and life skills of young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 14-25 who are going through the transition into adulthood. The project ....more This project aims to improve the confidence and life skills of young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 14-25 who are going through the transition into adulthood. The project will train young people aged 18 upwards as volunteers to provide information and support to young people to help them develop their skills, explore their interests and think about future goals. Group activities will provide opportunities to try new things and celebrate individual achievements.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Amaze
£102,000	11/09/2014 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Amaze DLA' project, which supports families in Brighton and Hove with disabled children through changes in the legislation affecting their Disability ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Amaze DLA' project, which supports families in Brighton and Hove with disabled children through changes in the legislation affecting their Disability Living Allowance and related benefits
Sport England - Support for Sport: Compass Card Activities for Teens
£78,761	05/02/2013	Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Support for Sport: Compass Card Activities for Teens'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Support for Sport: Compass Card Activities for Teens'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-59

ALISON MICHELLE PLANT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

DEBORAH JOY NORRIS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DANIEL MARK BARFOOT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Development Manager

DR DIANA CHARLOTTE BOYD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sen Family Adviser At Nhs England

ELIPH HADERT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: N/A

FUNGAI MURAU Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Event Manager

MOHAMMAD HAMDHAIDARI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

SIOBHAN ANNE COX Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor

SALLY BENSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Programme Manager

SHELLEY LOUISE BENNETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Pr Consultant, Other trusteeship: PELICAN PARCELS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1999, number: 1078094
Registered at Companies House on 02/08/1999, number: 03818021

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

20 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR04: 102 days late,

Main office

AMAZE
COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND RELIEVE POVERTY FOR, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THEM AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTON & HOVE

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