COCHLEAR IMPLANTED CHILDREN'S SUPPORT GROUP (CIC'S GROUP)

Registered charity 1097619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CICS

The principal objectives and activities of the Charity include the relief of needs of children who are deaf or have hearing impairment, in particular those who have or are considering cochlear implants and their families by the provision of advice, support and sponsoring research projects and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE IMPAIRED HEARING IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE COCHLEAR IMPLANTS OR ARE CONSIDERING COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND SPONSORING RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH FURTHER THIS OBJECT; AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,498 for the year, with unrestricted net assets totaling £189,596. The trustees note that the financial outcome was satisfactory despite economic challenges and increased costs, though they remain aware of the vulnerability associated with operating in difficult times. Reserves are held to cover approximately three years of annual expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MRS TRICIA KEMPchair
• Angela O'Donovan
• Donna-Marie Tuffs
• Jeremy James Foster · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARY CHIBUZO OGWO
• Monika Ursula Fines
• NEHA MEHTA

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH COCHLEAR IMPLANT GROUP CIO.

• BRITISH COCHLEAR IMPLANT GROUP CIO income £205k
• BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD income £226k
• CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK income £17.8m
• CANTO LEARNING LIMITED income £2.2m
• HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £16.3m
• SUPPORTED COMMUNITY BUSINESS (SPECIAL NEEDS) income £325k

Side by side with its peers

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