Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SUPER SIBLINGS

Super Siblings is a charity that supports children who have siblings with additional needs. We provide Monthly session to help them meet and interact with other children in similar situations to themselves, to give them a form of respite and enable them to have fun in a safe and understanding space. During session we play group games and enjoy challenges,arts & crafts, baking and just socialising.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

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
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£13,808	£19,599	£-5,791	15
06/04/22	*	£7,842	£6,060	£1,782	15
06/04/21		£14,136	£9,404	£4,732	7
06/04/20		£14,273	£4,857	£9,416	7

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.supersiblings.org

sophie@supersiblings.org

07503931691

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

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

Who supports 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	£16,899
Sussex Community Foundation	£12,000
DCMS	£7,000
Co-Operative Group	£6,378

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Super Siblings
£5,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for equipment and refreshments.
National Lottery Community Fund - Super Siblings Running Costs
£9,269	04/04/2023	The funding will be used to cover the running costs for the charity which support children who have siblings living with additional needs. The project aims to continue building the confidence and ....more The funding will be used to cover the running costs for the charity which support children who have siblings living with additional needs. The project aims to continue building the confidence and emotional resilience of children and building positive relationships with their peers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Super Siblings
£2,375	22/10/2022	Our aim is to provide fun respite days out for the children during school holidays, as well as a range of entertainers during our weekly sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Super Siblings
£4,002	24/10/2020	We want to relieve any distress experienced by children who grow up with a sibling with additional needs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Super Siblings
£7,000	11/08/2020	Funding will support a new website design and build and venue hire cost. This website will help further support families and Super Siblings during COVID by providing useful information and helpful ....more Funding will support a new website design and build and venue hire cost. This website will help further support families and Super Siblings during COVID by providing useful information and helpful resources. Good reference received from Karl Parks Crawley Community Action.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£7,000	10/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Super Siblings
£7,630	24/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide weekly activities for children ages 6-14 who have siblings with additional needs. The project aims to provide to relieve children of any emotional and mental ....more The funding will be used to provide weekly activities for children ages 6-14 who have siblings with additional needs. The project aims to provide to relieve children of any emotional and mental strain of extra responsibilities they may have at home, provide respite and improve their well-being

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMILY THORPE Appointed: 2023

JACKIE STRANGE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JULIAN THORPE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2018, number: 1181061

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 21 days late,

Main office

Super Siblings
The Orchard
1-2 Gleneagles court
Brighton Road
Crawley
RH10 6AD

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK WHO GROW UP WITH A BROTHER OR SISTER WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES BASIC LIFE SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AND DEVELOP THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE WITHIN A HAPPY, SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.B) TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK OPENLY,ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ABOUT THEIR SIBLING/S WITH DISABILITIES IN CONFIDENCE THROUGH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES.C) TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STRAIN OF THE EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES THEY MAY FEEL THEY HAVE AT HOME BY; ENCOURAGING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, TO ENABLE CHILDREN TO CREATE BONDS WITH OTHER CHILDREN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR LIFE CHALLENGES, PARTICIPATE IN FUN, AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT WHEREBY THEY FEEL THEY CAN TALK OPENLY AND CONFIDENTLY ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES.

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