Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

SPECIAL NEEDS AND PARENTS LIMITED 

Advice, information and support services for parents/carers of children and young people with disabilities. Services and activities for children and young people with disabilities and support for their siblings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Established: 24 years

www.snapcharity.org

info@snapcharity.org

01277211300

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£795£797£-2£93£854£5818.82040
31/12/21£781£659£122£83£856£58110.62080
31/12/20£718£613£104£53£734£52210.22080
31/12/19£629£629£1£48£630£3947.519140
31/12/18£570£577£-7£45£629£3737.819129
31/12/17£551£559£-8£42£635£3627.8190
31/12/16£530£536£-5£43£644£3848.6180
31/12/15£481£518£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£492£503£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£461£448£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£379£441£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£316£369£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£423£366£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£318£331£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£295£258£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£336£176£160£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£359£120£239£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£183£95£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£177£90£88£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 17.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£464,226
Essex Community Foundation£150,792
Henry Smith Charity£135,000
BBC Children in Need£113,353
DCMS£30,120
Youth Music£29,591
Co-Operative Group£15,806
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Special Needs And Parents (SNAP)
£3,600 21/10/2023
At weekly preschool sessions families meet and seek early intervention support while their child enjoys specialised activities. Tailored advice and meeting other families improves their mental health.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£219 25/05/2023
to provide a specialist buggy for a young boy with ASD and speech and language delay
Essex Community Foundation - SNAP Counselling
£5,000 04/04/2023
to support a counselling service for individuals with special needs and their families in Brentwood
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£5,000 26/01/2023
to support a counselling service at a Brentwood based charity supporting the mental health of families whose children and young people have additional needs or disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£2,724 01/12/2022
to provide the cost of therapy sessions for a young boy with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, microcephaly, and global developmental delay
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£7,500 24/11/2022
to support the core costs of a charity supporting families with children and young people with disabilities in Brentwood over the winter period
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£10,000 08/09/2022
to help a Brentwood based charity continue to provide a variety of afterschool clubs for children and young people with additional needs or disability
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£600 06/07/2022
for speech and language therapy sessions for twin boys with autistic spectrum disorder
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£2,320 19/05/2022
for music therapy for a young person who has ongoing complex health needs
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£9,500 12/05/2022
towards the core costs of an organisation supporting families with a child with SEND in Brentwood
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£191 24/02/2022
to purchase a car seat for a young person with a range sensory issues
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Limited
£2,020 24/02/2022
towards additional 1-1 occupational therapy sessions and school support for a young boy with behaviour and sensory needs
Youth Music - SNAP’s Musical Activity Sessions
£29,591 28/10/2021
SNAP’s Musical Activity Sessions
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Special Needs And Parents Limited - 10/09/21
£1,750 14/10/2021
SNAP Counselling
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£30,000 02/08/2021
to fund a two year family support service informing and empowering parents with special needs or disabled children through remote delivery of specialist parent talks and aftercare support across ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening and Empowering Parents Continuation
£372,620 14/07/2021
The funding will support four core services including face to face advice sessions a helpline an information network and informal parent support sessions. SNAP welcomes all families even those that ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£5,000 23/06/2021
to help provide a variety of afterschool clubs for children and young people with additional needs or disability
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£40,000 18/03/2021
24
to continue support to families of children with special needs and disabilities at the Assessment and Diagnosis Clinic at the Brentwood Community Hospital over two years
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Ltd (SNAP)
£135,000 08/12/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing advice and support for parent carers of children and young people who have a special need or disability in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Special Needs and Parents (SNAP)
£4,770 24/10/2020
We would like to provide specialist clubs for young people with disabilities to develop skills, try new activities and have fun.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Limited
£79,849 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver counselling sessions to disabled children and their siblings in Essex, isolated due to COVID-19. The services will result in improved confidence, reduced ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£26,616 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Limited
£3,504 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund counselling sessions and specialist parent talks for disabled children who are isolated due to Covid-19, and help them to reduce isolation, improve their emotional ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£15,000 12/06/2020
towards the running costs of an organisation providing bespoke support to children with a learning or physical disability and their families during COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,504 29/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID -19 Response Funding
£91,606 26/05/2020
6
Special Needs and Parents (SNAP) supports families carers children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities across Essex. The funding will be used to cover core costs and help ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£2,538 09/12/2019
To provide counselling for parents and families who have a children with an additional need or disability
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Limited (SNAP)
£7,436 15/11/2019
We want to provide a variety of activity sessions during school holidays, for children and young people with a disability or special need.
Essex Community Foundation - Young Volunteers at SNAP
£5,000 06/09/2019
12
Towards the continuation of volunteering opportunities for young people at a special needs charity in Brentwood
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Limited
£30,000 08/08/2019
36
The project will provide an after school club to children and young people with disabilities in Brentwood. The activities aim to improve confidence, increase independence and reduce isolation.
Essex Community Foundation - We would be delighted if the Trustees would support SNAP Counselling with a grant of £5,000.
£8,180 25/04/2019
12
To provide counselling for parents and families who have a children with an additional need or disability
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Limited
£83,988 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide twice weekly pre-school activities to disabled children, to help increase their confidence, improve their communication skills and help them to develop friendships
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening & Empowering Parents
£205,000 31/05/2018
36
The project aims to strengthen families including relevant professionals in order to make a difference to their lives. The organisation will deliver a range of activities for children and their ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Brentwood Community Hospital - Multi-Disciplinary Clinic Work
£55,000 09/05/2018
11
To provide support to families of children with special needs and disabilities at the Assessment and Diagnosis Clinic at the Brentwood Community Hospital over 3 years
Essex Community Foundation - Young Volunteers
£5,000 08/03/2018
11
Towards the co-ordination and supervision of a young volunteers programme at an organisation supporting families with children and young people who have special needs or disabilities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Special Needs And Parents Ltd (SNAP)
£4,857 29/11/2017
We need funds for our after school clubs that provide social opportunities and developmental activities for young people with special needs.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to SNAP
£105,000 21/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of the Strengthening and Empowering Parents project that provides comprehensive advice and support for parent carers of children and young people who have a special ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Special Needs and Parents Ltd (SNAP)
£105,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Strengthening and Empowering Parents' project in Essex that provides advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people who have a ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SNAP (Special Needs And Parents)
£4,128 04/08/2017
Funding is needed for activity clubs for pre-schoolchildren with special needs that ensure families receive support in the early years.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 06/06/2017
SIBS4FUN2017
Essex Community Foundation - SIBS4FUN2017
£4,000 10/05/2017
0
Towards a programme of support for young carers of siblings with special needs and disabilities
True Colours Trust - Towards SIBS4FUN project
£7,672 09/03/2016
Towards SIBS4FUN project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74
  • STUART HULBERT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Insurance Broker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/10/1999, number: 1077787
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1999, number: 03805837
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRENTWOOD BREAKFAST TRUST FUND on 23/02/2023
Main office

The Snap Centre
Pastoral Way
Warley
BRENTWOOD
CM14 5WF

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO THEIR PARENTS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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