Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

BREAKIN BARRIERS

Breakin Barriers charity is a hub and support network for children, Young people and adults who have spinal cord injuries & disorder. We create initiatives that vary from Spinal awareness meetings in group sessions, online zoom support to expression through art classes. Our purpose is to break barriers for spinal cord injury survivors who feel alienated, secluded & depressed from everyday society.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23	*	£10,069	£1,491	£8,578	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.breakinbarriers.co.uk

info@breakinbarriers.co.uk

07920866252

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
Sport England - Breakin Barriers - Safe Space Sports
£13,450	12/05/2023	This project will provide funding for various activities that will support individuals who are spinal cord injury survivors and allow them to still be active. The project will offer wheelchair ....more This project will provide funding for various activities that will support individuals who are spinal cord injury survivors and allow them to still be active. The project will offer wheelchair basketball sessions, exercise and fitness sessions, running se
National Lottery Community Fund - Breakin Boundaries
£9,969	10/02/2023	The funding will be used to support spinal cord injury survivors (SCIS) by offering a safe space forum enabling people to converse and support each other community workshops bringing on the broader ....more The funding will be used to support spinal cord injury survivors (SCIS) by offering a safe space forum enabling people to converse and support each other community workshops bringing on the broader community a Podcast programme and social away days. The project aims to provide people who have experienced a spinal injury a chance to support each other assist integration into the wider community and build relationships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FIDEL THOMPSON Appointed: 2022

JESSIE GAYLE Appointed: 2022

JOSEPH BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2022, number: 1200151

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 41 days late,

Main office

5 PARK COURT
BIRMINGHAM ROAD
COLESHILL
BIRMINGHAM
B46 1AS

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN THE UK, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: A. INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES UPON MENTAL HEALTH; B. PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO WORK ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUCH AS PAINTING, EXERCISE, SOCIALISING, COACHING AND COUNSELLING; C. CREATING CONTENT, EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN A FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT; D. PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO MIDLANDS CENTRE FOR SPINAL INJURY, ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL. 2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR INJURY OR DISABILITY BY: A. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; B. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; C. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES.

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