Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    ALEX FOUNDATION 

    Our objects are to enhance, promote and raise awareness of the potentials of children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with family and carers.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    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
    31/12/23£49,216£46,605£2,6117
    31/12/22£59,758£57,377£2,3818
    31/12/21£10,615£10,390£2255
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    WWW.ALEXFOUNDATION.ORG.UK

    INFO@ALEXFOUNDATION.ORG.UK

    07411496555

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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Alex Foundation Impact Project
    £9,750 04/02/2022
    The funding will be used to run a weekly drop in support service art-based activities and day trips for children living with special needs and their carers. The project aims to improve people’s ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2021, number: 1194183
    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
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds 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

    23 Monsall Road
    MANCHESTER
    M40 8AY

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, EPILEPSY, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD), THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS (THE BENEFICIARIES) IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF: ONE TO ONE SESSIONS AND WORKSHOP SESSIONS THAT THE BENEFICIARIES CAN ATTEND TO DISCUSS AND SHARE THEIR ISSUES WITH OTHERS, IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, IN A WELCOMING SETTING WHERE PEOPLE WILL FEEL MORE AT EASE.REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONS WHERE SPECIFIC NEEDS CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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