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CCEW Charity Commission profile

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice

Registered charity 327691 · organisation 327691

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 January 1988
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02198066
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£1,304,154
Latest expenditure
£1,228,679
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Unit 2A Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ipsea.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

IPSEA) has the following objectives: To promote and advance education of children and young adults with special educational needs, particularly by providing advice, assistance and support for parents and others to obtain appropriate special educational services and to conduct and disseminate research, information and training on special education needs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,304,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,228,679
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
8 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,251,603
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,029,471
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,099,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£988,786
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
21 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£870,778
Total Gross Expenditure
£814,501
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
4 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
4 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£834,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£691,250

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,304,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,228,679
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
8 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,251,603
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,029,471
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,099,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£988,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
32810
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£870,778
Total Gross Expenditure
£814,501
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
4 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£834,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£691,250
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
24287
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
120

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
572014
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
713990
Income Investments
18150
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1304154
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£107,374
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,121,305
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1228679
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25303
Expenditure Support Costs
119181
Expenditure Depreciation
14416
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£731,463
Assets Total Fixed
61293
Assets Own Use
61293
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,219,481
Assets Total Liabilities
£181,450
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,099,324
Creditors One Year Total Current
181450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,166,346
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1022473
Funds Restricted
76851
Funds Total
1099324
Count Employees
33
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
543636
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
687622
Income Investments
20345
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1251603
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£54,546
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£974,925
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1029471
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26245
Expenditure Support Costs
76774
Expenditure Depreciation
7311
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£918,665
Assets Total Fixed
66208
Assets Own Use
66208
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,092,591
Assets Total Liabilities
£134,950
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,023,849
Creditors One Year Total Current
134950
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£995,814
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
918665
Funds Restricted
105184
Funds Total
1023849
Count Employees
26
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
407784
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
677198
Income Investments
14976
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1099958
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£59,629
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£929,157
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
988786
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
29350
Expenditure Support Costs
78419
Expenditure Depreciation
7667
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£677,569
Assets Total Fixed
73589
Assets Own Use
73589
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£883,195
Assets Total Liabilities
£155,067
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£801,717
Creditors One Year Total Current
155067
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£772,727
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
677569
Funds Restricted
124148
Funds Total
801717
Count Employees
24
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
341061
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
526024
Income Investments
3693
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
870778
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£73,020
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£741,481
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
814501
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17080
Expenditure Support Costs
54990
Expenditure Depreciation
6806
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£562,452
Assets Total Fixed
58806
Assets Own Use
58806
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£754,840
Assets Total Liabilities
£123,101
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£690,545
Creditors One Year Total Current
123101
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£659,226
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
562452
Funds Restricted
128093
Funds Total
690545
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
4 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
377369
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
457198
Income Investments
91
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
834658
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£59,201
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£632,049
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
691250
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23745
Expenditure Support Costs
38990
Expenditure Depreciation
5232
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£634,268
Assets Total Fixed
7639
Assets Own Use
7639
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£719,533
Assets Total Liabilities
£92,904
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£634,268
Creditors One Year Total Current
92904
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£638,951
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
564489
Funds Restricted
69779
Funds Total
634268
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1988-01-22T00:00:00
Charity Name
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-08-12T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
4014484
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1109436
Assoc Charity Name
ASSET (GB) LIMITED

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 NOVEMBER 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 09 OCTOBER 2008 & BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 DECEMBER 2009 (CORRECTED BY STATEMENT OF FACT DATED 10 MARCH 2010) as amended on 19 May 2017 as amended on 26 Nov 2018 as amended on 09 Apr 2019 as amended on 02 May 2019 as amended on 01 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND OTHERS TO OBTAIN APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND TO CONDUCT AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH, INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
188654
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
INDEPENDENT PANEL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVICE
Charity Name Id
188635
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
I P S E A
Charity Name Id
188660
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
INDEPENDENT PARENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVICE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures