Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

SPACE 2 BE ME

Space 2 Be Me provides information and support and social activities to families with children and young people with Special needs and/or disabilities who live or go to school in West Kent.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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: 13 years

www.space2beme.org.uk

info@space2beme.org.uk

01622764566

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	£162	£158	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£112	£132	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/21	£144	£107	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	£97	£104	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19	£124	£129	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18	£139	£140	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£94	£141	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£129	£106	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£239	£228	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£80	£62	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£65	£60	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£57	£42	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Disability
Recreation

Who works here?

10 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

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

BBC Children in Need	£29,917
Department for Education	£15,000
Masonic Trust	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,974
DCMS	£9,930

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Further
£9,974	23/09/2022	The funding will be used to cover the salary and promotional costs to expand and develop their service which delivers advice training events and activities to families with children living with ....more The funding will be used to cover the salary and promotional costs to expand and develop their service which delivers advice training events and activities to families with children living with disabilities. The project aims to build their capacity to reach more families in need and help improve their wellbeing and build peer networks.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,930	28/08/2020	"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."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Space 2 Be Me
£29,917	28/05/2020 36	This project will provide fortnightly afterschool activities for disabled children and young people. The sessions will help them to develop confidence, feel more empowered and feel less isolated.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000	01/04/2020	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	10/02/2020	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£9,352	01/04/2019	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wider Reach
£9,936	04/10/2018 12	The funding will be used to improve the processes around membership requests for families with disabled children. The project aims to reach more families to provide much needed support whilst keeping ....more The funding will be used to improve the processes around membership requests for families with disabled children. The project aims to reach more families to provide much needed support whilst keeping their data secure.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Space 2 Be Me
£19,500	07/12/2017 24	towards two years' salary of a Family Support Worker at a project providing support and activities for disabled children and their families in Kent
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Space 2 Be Me
£29,853	10/05/2017 36	This project will offer activity clubs and holiday programmes for children with additional needs. Young people will benefit through improved friendships, increased confidence and greater independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Becoming Space2bme
£9,589	05/04/2017 12	This group will use the funding to rebrand their organisation which will include the development of a new website and publicity materials. This will raise awareness of the services they provide to ....more This group will use the funding to rebrand their organisation which will include the development of a new website and publicity materials. This will raise awareness of the services they provide to young people with special needs, disabilities and their families following the recent development of their services into a new catchment area.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-76

AMANDA JANE FRANKLIN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

LAURA JENKINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Full Time Carer

MARTIN PEMBER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

MICHELLE TATTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Parish Clerk

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2011, number: 1140764
Registered at Companies House on 23/07/2010, number: 07324545

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Howard de Walden Youth Club
Bluett Street
MAIDSTONE
ME14 2UG

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR OTHERWISE SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR DISABLED AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, WHERE THE CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON IS ON THE ROLL OF A SCHOOL IN THE MAIDSTONE OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND IS UP TO AND INCLUDING 18 YEARS OLD, OR 19 YEARS OLD IF IN FULL TIME SECONDARY EDUCATION.THE ORGANISATION WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE PARENTS OF SAID CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THESE COMPRISING BETWEEN 50% AND 70% OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MAIDSTONE OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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