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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    SPECIAL SPIRITS 

    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
    05/04/21£367£246£122n/an/an/an/an/a80
    05/04/20£181£157£25n/an/an/an/an/a80
    05/04/19£147£143£4n/an/an/an/an/a80
    05/04/18£164£163£1£0£0£0n/a080
    05/04/17£115£119£-5£0£0£0n/a080
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Manchester City, Salford City,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 80 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£311,109
    BBC Children in Need£71,620
    Sport England£45,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - support bubble
    £10,000 27/08/2021
    The funding will be used to expand a project started during Covid-19 lockdowns to support children with disabilities and their families from the Orthodox Jewish community. The project will provide ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Spirits
    £30,500 30/07/2021
    This project will support disabled children with afterschool clubs. It will increase social skills, confidence, and friendships.
    Sport England - COVID-19 Return to Play
    £45,000 26/03/2021
    4
    Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Spirits
    £38,000 09/09/2020
    18
    COVID19 - This project will deliver an afterschool club focused on physical activity to disabled children and young people and their siblings from the Orthodox Jewish community who have been isolated ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Spirits
    £3,120 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund staff to distribute IT equipment to children with learning disabilities and their siblings who are isolated due to Covid-19. It will reduce their isolation.
    National Lottery Community Fund - unique support
    £10,000 15/05/2020
    10
    The project will support 40 children with special needs and their families. The group will provide weekly packages of activities for the child with special needs and their siblings. Volunteers will ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - soaring spirits
    £291,109 29/08/2019
    60
    soaring spirits
    National Lottery Community Fund - Riding friendships
    £10,000 03/08/2018
    12
    The funding will be used to run social outings and activities for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs from the Jewish community, with the support of community volunteers. ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Spirits
    £30,000 13/11/2017
    36
    This project will provide an after school club for children with disabilities. The activities, such as art, baking and sports sessions, will improve social skills, confidence and help them build ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Special Spirits
    £2,500 21/08/2017
    0
    towards a six-night trip to North Wales for a group of disabled children from Salford
    National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching out - Climbing high
    £10,000 17/05/2017
    12
    The funding will be used to take children with special educational needs to engaging weekend activities. The project aims to provide opportunities for children who are unable to access mainstream ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Special Spirits
    £2,500 21/07/2016
    12
    towards a week-long trip to Wales for a group of disabled children from Greater Manchester
    National Lottery Community Fund - A breath of fresh air for kids with additional needs and their familie
    £10,000 17/02/2016
    12
    The group will use funding to take children with SEN and complex needs on a residential trip, where they can take part in activities including drama, a trip to an animal farm, wall climbing and ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Special Spirits
    £2,500 02/05/2014
    towards a weekend trip to Wales for children with learning disabilities from the north-west of England
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2016, number: 1165823
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Paying staff
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH JEWISH VALUES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGED SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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