Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

SAM'S PLACE NW LTD

Sam's Place supports children and young adults who have physical, sensory or learning disabilities, life reducing conditions or complex needs.The charity provides opportunities for enterprise/learning to encourage employability skills; recreational and social facilities, and activities, to promote inclusion, peer networks and reduce isolation; information, advice, guidance for the whole family.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/10/23		£51	£44	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/22		£31	£45	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/21		£52	£51	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/20		£39	£35	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/10/19		£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/18		£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17		£13	£3	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£15	£4	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15	*	£8	£2	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14		£2	£5	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13	*	£4	£12	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12		£1	£13	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11	*	£1	£16	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/10		£7	£0	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09		£18	£1	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/08	*	£7	£2	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.samsplace.uk

michellessamsplace@gmail.com

07870148305

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other education services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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	£9,900
True Colours Trust	£4,500
Cheshire Community Foundation	£995

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Healthy Cooking at Sam's Place
£995	02/11/2022	Healthy Cooking at Sam's Place
National Lottery Community Fund - RISE
£9,900	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to support young disabled people who are not in education employment or training. The project aims to enhance essential life and work skills confidence building and social ....more The funding will be used to support young disabled people who are not in education employment or training. The project aims to enhance essential life and work skills confidence building and social inclusion opportunities to reduce prejudice and discrimination of young people with disabilities in the community.
True Colours Trust - Activity packs & online sessions for youth with SEND – COVID19 response
£4,500	06/10/2020	Activity packs & online sessions for youth with SEND – COVID19 response

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-69

CARLA RONSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

DIANE HENDERSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

GINA WHITELEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

JOANNE MARTIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL CROWTHER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo

MICHELLE ANNE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

MICHELLE RICHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

NEILL OLDHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Teacher, Other trusteeship: BLACKBURN FESTIVAL OF SPEECH MUSIC AND DANCE,

SIMON HUDSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

SUSAN GAIL LANCASTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2007, number: 1121089
Registered at Companies House on 31/10/2006, number: 05983587

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

16 returns made; AR15: 33 days late, AR13: 56 days late, AR11: 9 days late, AR08: 39 days late,

Main office

Aiming Higher
231-233 Church Street
BLACKPOOL
FY1 3PB

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING OF TERMINALLY OR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN OR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE COMPLEX NEEDS (DISABILITIES AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATING TO THEIR ILLNESS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND THE UK GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY WHETHER GEOGRAPHICAL OR OTHERWISE OF SUCH OBJECT):A) BY PROVIDING PALLIATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES BOTH MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL, TO TERMINALLY OR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN, OR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE COMPLEX NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES;B) BY PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES TO TERMINALLY OR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN OR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE COMPLEX NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES;C) BY CONDUCTING, PROMOTING OR ENCOURAGING RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF PALLIATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS;D) BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO THOSE PERSONS THAT CARE OF THESE CHILDREN; ANDE) BY PROVIDING SPIRITUAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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