Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

DAWLISH CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP

A.I.M.S is a support group for families with children with special needs. The group is open to all the family including siblings. The sessions run on a Saturday from 11am- 2pm with a wide range of activites including cooking,messy play weekly planned themes and we always have a music workshop. We also try as much as possible to enjoy trips out.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 23 years

www.aimsfamilies.org

coomb@btopenworld.com

01626776043

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£28	£19	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22		£19	£17	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/21		£9	£11	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£17	£15	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19		£16	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£9	£14	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£9	£12	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£9	£12	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£19	£12	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£18	£12	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£18	£13	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£14	£12	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£18	£12	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£5	£12	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£14	£11	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£19	£21	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£12	£16	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£15	£12	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - Core funding support, mainly wages and rent
£2,000	11/10/2021	Core costs for running play and support sessions for families with children with additional needs, to meet growing demand.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Dawlish Children's Special Needs Group (working name A.I.M.S.)
£4,833	09/07/2018 12	contributing to core costs to support the provision of a range of activities for an increasing number of children with special needs, their siblings and parents/carers, helping to address social ....more contributing to core costs to support the provision of a range of activities for an increasing number of children with special needs, their siblings and parents/carers, helping to address social isolation as well as offering practical and emotional support and building confidence and self-esteem

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

DR JILL DIPROSE

GILLIAN PARSONS

MR RICK RICKARD

PETER DUMMETT

STUART BRANDON (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/08/2001, number: 1088238

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 57 days late,

Main office

6 HEADWAY RISE
TEIGNMOUTH
TQ14 9UL

Objectives

THE PROVISION, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Defined Area of Benefit:

TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

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