MARVELS AND MELTDOWNS

Registered charity 1164529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide regular ASC & ADHD parent/carer support group , one to one support sessionsASC & ADHD family inclusive activities during school holidays online social media forumsWeekly ASC & ADHD friendly football coaching sessions, Informal coffee mornings in local schoolsAutism friendly Santa's grotto experience for the whole family

Objects

To promote maintain and improve the physical, mental and social wellbeing of children / young people who have in particular, but not exclusively, Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and their families.The relief of children who have in particular, but not exclusively, Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by raising awareness of the conditions in Gosport, Fareham, and the surrounding areas through:? a) The provision of guidance, encouragement, information and education.? b) The provision of activities for the relief of isolation and promotion of wellbeing, c) Supporting the Parents/Carers through the provision of support group meetings?and d) Improving opportunities for work experience, volunteering opportunities, and social activities for people with autism and ADHD.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gosport, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £16,450 and restricted funds increased by £5,036 during the period, resulting in total cash funds of £48,277. The trustees report that while summer openings ran at a deficit, they are confident in turning this around, and the charity continues to operate as a going concern with growing community engagement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2024 (received 26/03/2025, 26 days after the 28/02/2025 due date); year ending 30/04/2023 (received 11/03/2024, 11 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marvels and Meltdowns (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “It is with great thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund that from May 25 - April 26 Marvels and Meltdowns is able to continue employi…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• SHANDRIKA DAYchair
• Gemma Laurelle Needham
• Jade Lewington
• Nicola Martin
• Philip Bull
• Rachel Sarah Lewis

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KITH AND KIDS.

• KITH AND KIDS income £858k
• LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT income £253k
• STOWMARKET ASD SATURDAY CLUBS income £69k
• AUTISM SUPPORT ALLERDALE AND COPELAND income £57k
• INTERAKTIVE income £31k
• ADHD FOUNDATION income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

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