Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

SHINE21 

To provide support for families and schools in North Yorkshire with a child with Down Syndrome. Support includes therapy for the children, advice, training and resources.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/22£61,250£56,675£4,57510
31/08/21£47,178£14,763£32,4157
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.shine21.org

contact@shine21.org

07763855044

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Two Ridings Community Foundation£17,100
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Shine21
£5,000 15/03/2023
to support Speech and Language Therapy and resources for children with Down Syndrome who typically meet developmental milestones (e.g. speech, walking and fine motor skills) later than their peers, ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Shine21 School Readiness Programme
£7,100 08/11/2022
Funding to provide early intervention to children with Down Syndrome. Children with Down Syndrome would typically meet development milestones later and the pandemic has further impacted this. ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Bright Stars at Shine21
£5,000 27/04/2022
Funding to provide 50 sessions for children with speech and language therapist.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Shine21
£5,000 16/07/2021
Funding for physiotherapy and speech and language sessions for children with Down's Syndrome, and training sessions for parents, in the York area and beyond.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Stars
£10,000 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to deliver development sessions for young children with Downs Syndrome where children will gain new basic skills in preparation for starting school with the aim of enabling ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2020, number: 1191103
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

89 Eastfield Avenue
Haxby
YO32 3EZ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ONCE THEY RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS OF DOWN SYNDROME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: · RUNNING SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS LED BY A TRAINED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST. · PROVIDING STAY AND PLAY SESSIONS TO ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO INTERACT AND PARENTS/CARERS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THE ACTIVITIES SET BY THERAPISTS. · PROVIDING TRAINING SESSIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS MAKATON, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND HYGIENE. · PROVIDING A RESOURCES LIBRARY TO ENSURE THE CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES TO AID THEIR DEVELOPMENT. · RAISING AWARENESS OF DOWN SYNDROME AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS TO ENSURE PROFESSIONALS HAVE UP TO DATE FACTS ON THE CONDITION AND CAN SIGNPOST PARENTS/CARERS TO APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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