Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

THINK18

THINK18 is a charity that supports young adults 16~35 years with learning disabilities (moderate to severe) in the UK, based in West Sussex. We develop social networks and friendships, independence & social skills. Emphasis is on providing safe social environments to enjoy activities with their friends. We aim to grow the charity & offer social activities, workshops, buddy schemes & much more.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£146,660	£150,186	£-3,526	35
31/03/22	£133,376	£89,921	£43,455	17
31/03/21	£41,745	£28,894	£12,851	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.think18.org.uk

tessa@think18.org.uk

07768765865

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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

Sussex Community Foundation	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£7,956

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Saturday Morning Activities at The Apuldram Centre
£10,000	25/02/2022	Funding was provided to enable them to continue to provide their programme of weekly activities for young adults with learning disabilities aged 16-35 years within West Sussex.
National Lottery Community Fund - THINK18 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
£10,000	22/12/2021	The funding will be used to provide new in-person activities and continue ongoing online activities for young adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. The project aims to enable these ....more The funding will be used to provide new in-person activities and continue ongoing online activities for young adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. The project aims to enable these young adults to live learn and work in their local community.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,956	28/09/2020	"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."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Think18
£5,000	15/06/2020	THINK18 support young adults (16 – 35 years) with learning disabilities in the UK, with the aim to develop social networks and friendships, independence and social skills. The emphasis is on ....more THINK18 support young adults (16 – 35 years) with learning disabilities in the UK, with the aim to develop social networks and friendships, independence and social skills. The emphasis is on providing them with safe social environments to enjoy activities with their friends. Funding will support the current online activities, which is fast becoming a popular connection platform for participants.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HILARY LOUISE JELLARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

JAMES PATRICK KAVANAGH Appointed: 2021

NICHOLAS DAVID TAYLOR Appointed: 2024

ROBERT DEANS (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ROGER ADAMS Appointed: 2022

TESSA DENISON Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2019, number: 1186158

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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

2 HOME FARM COURT
SHILLINGLEE
CHIDDINGFOLD
GODALMING
GU8 4SY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG ADULTS AGED 16-25 WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT AND PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF SUCH YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE, IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED.

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