Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HIDDEN NEEDS TRUST 

Hidden Needs Trust (HNT) raises funds by various means in order to give support, financially and advisory, to those affected by Special Educational Needs (SEN). Grants are considered annually subject to application conditions and it's governing document.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/22£6,899£7,155£-2561
31/12/21£5,345£11,411£-6,0661
31/12/20£21,046£12,155£8,8911
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.hiddenneedstrust.org

hnt.sen@btinternet.com

07516288571

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,750 31/10/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/01/2020, number: 1187246
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Halfway House Farm
Yeovil Road
Sherborne
DT9 4PX

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SOMERSET AND DORSET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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