FRIENDS OF WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 31 August 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09473982
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,382
Latest expenditure: £2,746
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: SMALLWOOD HOUSE, SMALLWOOD GREEN, BRADFIELD ST. GEORGE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP30 0AJ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.westspecialschool.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

General charitable Purposes

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,746

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: 7 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,199
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,068

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: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,391

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: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,242
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,535

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,258

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-08-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 MAR 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 AUG 2016
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING MENTALLY CHALLENGED OR HEARING IMPAIRED BY THE PROVISION OF:• EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA TO MAXIMISE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;• EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THE FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS, EDUCATIONALISTS, CHURCHES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA TO INITIATE AND IMPROVE CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO BEING MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED;• RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, KENYA AND ELSEWHERE) AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUES AFFECTING MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION BY ADVOCATING THE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION AND INTEGRATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED AND DISSEMINATING DETAILS OF WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED AND SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ENABLE SOCIAL INCLUSION;• PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;• GRANTS, GOODS, HEALTHCARE, SERVICES, LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES TO MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND MAXIMISE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND• SUPPORT AND DEVELOP ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY AMONGST MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION, TEACHING AND DISCUSSION OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS AND ENABLING OTHERS TO BE RECIPIENTS OF CARE, COMPASSION AND CHARITABLE ACTS UNDERTAKEN BY FOLLOWERS OR ADHERENTS AS PART OF THE PRACTICE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL EDUCATION OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND HEARING IMPAIRED YOUNG PEOPLE (TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND EDUCATIONALISTS) AT WEST SPECIAL SCHOOL, CHWELE, WESTERN PROVINCE, KENYA OR ELSEWHERE IN KENYA BY DEVELOPING AN ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS A BETTER SOCIETY, FOR EXAMPLE, BY PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries