NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NON-MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1083632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NASS

Support and advice, research and training for Independent and Non-maintained special schools

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THOSE OBJECTS, BY:1. PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS OF SERVICE, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT WITHIN ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS; 2. PROMOTING TH INTERESTS OF ITS CHARITABLE MEMBER SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS AS SERVICE PROVIDERS; 3. ENCOURAGING APPROPRIATE PRACTICE AND COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBER SCHOOLS WHILST RECOGNISING THEIR AUTONOMY; AND 4. DEVELOPING WHERE APPROPRIATE JOINT GUIDELINES OR CODES OF PRACTICE TO SERVE AS STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity met its reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure during the financial year. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards or that accounting records were not kept. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Tresman
• Elizabeth Farnden
• Ethan Sumner
• Hero Slinn
• Lesley Dalgleish
• Natalie Wargent
• Peter Robson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Jones
• Thomas Hugh Keaney

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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