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ACTIVITY CLUB FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BERKSHIRE)

Registered charity 1104007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE THUMBS UP CLUB

We provide a Holiday Club environment during Easter and Summer school holidays for children with additional needs and disabilities between the ages of 3 and 19.We also provide an After School Club at Addington School, Woodley, Monday through Friday during Term Time.

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Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position worsened in 2024 due to increased staff costs and the cancellation of the summer holiday club. Reserves of £51,718 are held to offset potential deficits, but the trustees warn the charity is in danger of ceasing operations if future fundraising or local authority supplements are insufficient.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“If fundraising or supplements from the local authority are not sufficient , the charity is in danger of ceasing by the end of the next financial year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thumbs Up Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£62k£81k
31/12/2023£128k£140k
31/12/2022£137k£131k
31/12/2021£137k£131k
31/12/2020£157k£106k

Common questions

Is ACTIVITY CLUB FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BERKSHIRE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position worsened in 2024 due to increased staff costs and the cancellation of the summer holiday club. Reserves of £51,718 are held to offset potential deficits, but the trustees warn the charity is in danger of ceasing operations if future fundraising or local authority supplements are insufficient.

Who funds ACTIVITY CLUB FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BERKSHIRE)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVITY CLUB FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BERKSHIRE) as a grant recipient include THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£125k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£91kGrant
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kOne-off Donation
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government07/09/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government26/06/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2019£10kOne to One Respite