Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

SIGNPOST INCLUSION CIO

Lessons and social groups including swimming lessons, family fun swim sessions, sailing clubs, youth clubs, social gaming groups, seasonal family sessions, singing, dancing, football and gym sessions and PA support
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • 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
30/04/23£157,902£211,200£-53,298
30/04/22£138,187£165,004£-26,817
30/04/21*£221,360£72,095£149,265
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.signpostinclusion.org.uk

info@signpostinclusion.org.uk

07873782579

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Signpost Inclusion
£44,790 28/06/2023
36
This project promotes water safety training and one-to-one swimming lessons for children with autism, ASD and learning disabilities. It will help them to be safe near water, build self-confidence, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE WARD Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID SKERRETT (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None
  • VICKIE DAWKINS Appointed: 2020
  • ZOE ROBERTSON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2020, number: 1188854
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR21: 35 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOLIHULL AUTISTIC SPECTRUM SUPPORT AND INFORMATION on 28/09/2021
Main office

Signpost Inclusion
Renewal Family Centre
Vulcan Road
Solihull
B91 2JY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDIVIDUALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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