Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

EVERY SOMERSET CHILD'S ABILITY POSITIVELY ENCOURAGED 

Providing support and activities for families with disabled children within the Somerset Area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 24 years

www.escapesupportgroup.com

teamleader@escapesupportgroup.com

01823442160

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Financial Data ?

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£102£112£-11n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£80£55£24n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£91£55£36n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£128£119£9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£94£85£8n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£78£78£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£68£64£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£76£88£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£91£107£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£100£76£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£71£67£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£80£91£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£96£104£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£73£69£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£65£51£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£51£31£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£90£79£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£57£70£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£85£51£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£46£33£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£29,991
Somerset Community Foundation£25,800
True Colours Trust£4,980
Sport England£3,898
Co-Operative Group£3,137
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of Hub Club, a monthly activity session for disabled children and their families
£4,980 27/06/2023
Towards the costs of Hub Club, a monthly activity session for disabled children and their families
Somerset Community Foundation - Activities for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities in Sedgemoor
£9,000 20/02/2023
Activities for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Core Costs 2023
£9,991 17/02/2023
The funding will be used to cover the running costs of a charity which provides support to families of children with disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing through a ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Young Carers Bowling Sessions
£3,898 22/06/2022
This project will provide 12 monthly bowling sessions for young carers, giving them a social and active evening out with food and drink provided.
Somerset Community Foundation - Core funding to help re-establish trips and activities for adults with learning disabilities and autism
£5,000 02/03/2022
Core funding to help re-establish trips and activities for adults with learning disabilities and autism
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Escape Support Group
£1,500 20/12/2021
Trip to WeTheCurious in Bristol
National Lottery Community Fund - Core Costs
£10,000 17/12/2021
The funding will be used to cover core costs. The project aims to empower and enable families with children with disabilities allowing them the opportunity to visit locations experience events and ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Escape Support Group
£5,000 24/11/2021
Core costs to support rent expenses
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Escape Support Group
£300 15/11/2021
Subsidised Christmas lunch for members
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Escape Support Group
£3,137 24/10/2020
We support families who are raising children with additional needs by providing fun activities, days out and short break holidays.
National Lottery Community Fund - Escape Support Group 2020
£10,000 05/09/2019
12
Escape Support Group 2020
Somerset Community Foundation - Summer 2019 Activities
£5,000 15/04/2019
1
A contribution towards the organisation and delivery of away days and excursions for families in Sedgemoor and West Somerset.
Somerset Community Foundation - Family Liaison Support Officer & Laptop
£3,000 19/12/2018
11
Core costs of delivering support to families with children who have special educational needs and disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Escape Support Group Staff Costs
£10,000 04/06/2018
12
The project will run activities and events for children with a range of disabilities; providing support to families and developing positive relationships.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Escape Support Group
£15,000 08/05/2018
36
This project will provide activities for disabled children and their famililes. It will enable the children to socialise, share their experiences and help improve their self-esteem.
Somerset Community Foundation - Escape Support Group
£3,600 05/09/2016
11
Core funding
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a family liaison support worker
£13,504 30/07/2008
Towards a family liaison support worker.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2000, number: 1081446
Gift Aid
  • 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
20 returns made; AR07: 45 days late,
Main office

Escape Support Group
Unit H
Creech Paper Mill
Creech St. Michael
TAUNTON
TA3 5PX

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOMERSET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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