S.N.A.P.S (SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES WITH PARENTS SUPPORT) TEES VALLEY

Registered charity 1148166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.N.A.P.S, SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES WITH PARENTS SUPPORT

Information and advice for parent/carers/guardians of children/young people with a special need ages 0-infinity years.Provide activities term time and holiday for the whole family where there is a child/young people with a special need aged0-infinity years

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WITHIN TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A VARIETY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND REGULAR AND ONGOING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £23,069, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees acknowledge the impact of increased outlays on reserves and note the need to apply for external grant funding to help towards general running costs.

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 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• RUTH BENSONchair
• Claire Marie Carter
• James Hadman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sandra Bentley

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

Operates in: Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

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