EMPATHY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 2 April 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £72,026
Latest expenditure: £83,684
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Empathy For Special Children, Corvedale Road, CRAVEN ARMS, Shropshire, SY7 9ND

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Empathy for special children works to reduce the social isolation and improve the lives of those growing up with ASD/High Functioning Disability/Additional Needs and their families. Working throughout Shropshire we provide a wide range of safe, supported opportunities to allow children and families to create an empathic social network, try something new, re engage with society and be more active.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,684

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £69,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,193

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £71,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,748

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £77,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,321

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £91,489
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,633

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,684
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £9,500
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £69,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,193
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £71,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,748
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £77,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,321
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £91,489
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,633
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 14400
Income From Government Grants: £14,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Shropshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMPATHY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2013-04-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 02 Apr 2013
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH A HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITY/ADDITIONAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TRIAD OF IMPAIRMENT OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY BY:A. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE AND PRACTICE THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ESTABLISH A PEER GROUP,B. PROVIDING AGE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO TRY NEW ACTIVITIES AND INTEGRATE WITH LOCAL MAINSTREAM PROVIDERS IN SUPPORTED, SAFE, AND UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENT,C. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION,D. TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR FAMILIES TO MEET AND INTRODUCTION TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling