Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED 

We are a national charity run by and for people with learning disabilities, autism or both. Working together to create an inclusive society.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.speakup.org.uk

team@speakup.org.uk

01709720462

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£469£521£-52n/an/an/an/an/a56
31/03/22£496£493£3n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/21£575£414£160£0£236£1193.41656
31/03/20£419£440£-21n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/19£449£523£-74n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/18£473£497£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£515£502£13£0£195£1313.1170
31/03/16£390£399£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£347£311£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£297£339£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£291£340£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£263£244£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£443£408£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£549£511£38£10£191£1142.7130
31/03/09£518£443£74£0£153£1534.2130
31/03/08£360£321£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£300£329£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£382£404£-22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 56 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
National Lottery Community Fund£500,519
Henry Smith Charity£365,600
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Sport England£9,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£118,700 15/03/2023
24
towards two years' continuation funding of the salaries and on costs of two Inclusion Workers at a project providing support for people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Peaceful Futures
£490,671 18/11/2022
The project is using funding towards staff costs so they can continue to support people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. The project aims to build up people’s resilience and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Peaceful Minds
£9,848 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to continue to provide peer led targeted support for people with learning disabilities autism or both including people experiencing mental health issues. Activities will ....more
Sport England - TGC CF Girls Can
£9,800 02/07/2021
12
This project will run weekly physical activity sessions, such as walking or dance, aiming to help the core strength, balance, and mental wellbeing of participants.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 12/02/2021
Contribution to core costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£68,800 08/12/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health problems impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Rotherham.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£178,100 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salaries of two Inclusion Workers at a project providing support to people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health issues in Rotherham
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Limited
£9,740 07/12/2018
11
1: We would like to work with a group of 10 people with learning disabilities/autism to creatively produce a film to enable the understanding of the dangers of carbon monoxide. This will be called ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 05/06/2018
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Peaceful Minds
£236,976 23/08/2017
36
The group will work in partnership with Rotherham Advocacy Partnerships to set up a peer-led, targeted support service for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues. They ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£65,200 08/12/2016
24
towards two years' continuation funding of the salaries of the Principal Officer for Inclusion and the Inclusion Assistant at a user-led advocacy project supporting people with learning disabilities, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£64,600 04/12/2014
24
towards two years' salaries of the Principal Officer for Inclusion and the Inclusion Assistant at a user led advocacy project supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Speakup Self Advocacy Ltd
£24,000 30/05/2012
core operating costs including audit and accountancy fees, telephone, internet and insurance costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2005, number: 1109054
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/02/2003, number: 04655406
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
18 returns made; AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY
GALAX BUILDING
FITZWILLIAM ROAD
EASTWOOD TRADING ESTATE
ROTHERHAM
S65 1SL

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM AND MENTAL HEALTH IN SELF-ADVOCACY AND RELATED AREAS, AND 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM AND MENTAL HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, RAWMARSH & PARKGATE, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHUIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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