Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

EXTRAORDINARY LINKS CIO

Extraordinary Links CIO currently operates in Shirehampton and the surrounding areas in Bristol. We currently offer a free activity group for disabled and SEN children and their families. We also offer support and sign-posting to parent/carers on organisation which can help their child.

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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
24/02/23	*	£2,744	£5,556	£-2,812	3
24/02/22		£500	£3,574	£-3,074	0
24/02/21	*	£10,562	£657	£9,905	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://www.extraordinarylinks.org/home/

extraordinarylinks1@outlook.com

07847582221

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bristol City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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	£8,400
Co-Operative Group	£2,756
Quartet Community Foundation	£400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Extraordinary Links CIO
£2,756	21/10/2023	We need funding to support the two groups we run for free for residents in Bristol, our activity group for Disabled and SEN children and our parent/carer community group.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Extraordinary Links
£400	06/05/2022	Towards holiday activities for children aged 8-12 in Bristol
National Lottery Community Fund - Extraordinary Links Online Activity Group for Disabled Children and Siblings
£8,400	09/02/2021 12	The organisation will provide online activity groups and packs to support children with disabilities and their families. It will allow marginalised groups of children to virtually socialise with ....more The organisation will provide online activity groups and packs to support children with disabilities and their families. It will allow marginalised groups of children to virtually socialise with their peers with the aim of reducing social isolation for families who have been adversely affected by financial circumstances and cuts in services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMMA WALLINGTON Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN CREA M.A. B.A (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SANDRA THOMAS Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2020, number: 1190383

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 17 days late, AR21: 31 days late,

Main office

13 FAIRFORD ROAD
BRISTOL
BS11 9QZ

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) AND THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS (THE ‘BENEFICIARIES’) IN THE BRISTOL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:(A) FREE ACTIVITY SESSIONS FOR THE BENEFICIARIES IN THE COMMUNITY. (B) SIGNPOSTING THE PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS TO ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN GIVE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

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