Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED

To promote the education and relief of young people with learning difficulties. This is achieved through the provision of a programme of life skills training which encompasses numeracy and literacy, IT, arts and crafts and social activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£190£219£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£200£193£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£211£179£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£181£186£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£159£149£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£164£133£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£120£121£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£153£128£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£198£124£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£151£111£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£129£114£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£79£90£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£94£92£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£83£93£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£84£86£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£71£74£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£80£62£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£53£58£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£50£53£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£44£52£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

www.steppingstonesproject.com

roger@steppingstonesproject.com

01603419996

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • SEN schools
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£18,816
Postcode Places Trust£10,000
DCMS£5,210
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£10,000 01/11/2023
Funding helped to provide educational workshops for adults with learning disabilities to develop key life skills, empowering them to become more independent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Enterprise Project
£8,816 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to purchase equipment to allow the organisation to run their social enterprise. The project aims to sell products designed and made by service users to raise money for the organisation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Skills Training Programme costs
£10,000 28/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to continue delivery of life skills training for children living with special education needs. The project aims to reduced isolation and enable young people to fulfil potential during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,210 28/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 18/12/2018
Life Skills Training Programme costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Catering Programme
£9,217 06/12/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to help cover the cost of the catering programme to help adults with learning disabilities gain new skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 14/09/2017
Life Skills Training Programme costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Allotment Programme
£6,861 13/09/2017
12
This project will teach life and social skills through their allotment programme providing adults with learning disabilities the chance to engage with the wider community.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core running costs of the Life Skills Training Programme
£1,000 07/11/2016
Towards the running costs of the Life Skills Training Programme for young people with learning difficulties in Norfolk.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Life Skills Training Programme in Norfolk
£500 09/02/2015
Towards the Life Skills Training Programme for young people with learning difficulties in Norfolk.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Special Needs Enterprises (Norfolk) Ltd
£32,000 29/01/2014
The charity offers a day facility and training opportunities for young adults with learning disabilities. This enables the service users to gain life, social and vocational skills and supports some independent living.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-77
  • JADE HALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Creator
  • JESSICA CROLL-KNIGHT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • STEVE RICHES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • TONY ROBEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • WENDY WITHAM, Occupation: Broadcast Producer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/06/1989, number: 801275
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/04/1989, number: 02370795
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
20 returns made; AR07: 23 days late,
Main office

52 Magdalen Road
NORWICH
Norfolk
NR3 4AQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENT IN NORFOLK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LIMITED PERIODS OF WORK EXPERIENCE AND SUCH TRAINING FACILITIES AS WOULD ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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