Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SPECIALEFFECT ORG UK 

SpecialEffect is dedicated to helping ALL young disabled people to enjoy computer games and to help people with severe disabilities to have freedom via technology. Projects: Stargaze+, helping people who have severe injuries; Loan Library, for people to determine the appropriate equipment for their needs: Roadshows, games roadshows for people with disabilities; Gamebase, online gaming information.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,091,441 available, equivalent to 37 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/01/23£2,759£1,989£770£382£6,155£6,09136.828109
31/01/22£2,412£2,207£205£383£5,385£5,37429.227250
31/01/21£2,586£1,621£965£261£5,180£5,03837.327250
31/01/20£2,067£1,706£362£211£4,215£4,21329.625250
31/01/19£1,932£1,568£364£191£3,853£3,85329.521200
31/01/18£2,253£1,266£987£104£3,489£3,48933.1190
31/01/17£2,116£1,019£1,097£75£2,502£2,49929.4170
31/01/16£1,081£792£289£78£1,403£1,37520.8140
31/01/15£1,326£626£699£69£1,115£1,11421.3120
31/01/14£619£464£155£51£415£40010.3110
31/01/13£372£321£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£343£254£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£188£168£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£137£101£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£108£50£58£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 36.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 37 months
Quick Ratio: 48.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.specialeffect.org.uk

info@specialeffect.org.uk

01608810055

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 109 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Special Effect
£250 19/05/2023
As directed by the donor towards

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-82
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2007, number: 1121004
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/01/2007, number: 06040232
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Special Effect
Units 9-12 Southill Business Park
Cornbury Park
Charlbury
CHIPPING NORTON
Oxfordsh

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE BY ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE TECHNOLOGY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, TRAINING AND ADVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATINALLY IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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