THE ABILITIES IN ME FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1197965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABILITIES IN ME BOOK SERIES

We aim to promote inclusivity and raise awareness of many conditions through our children's book series. We run events including family fun days, school workshops and book reading activities. We donate equipment and books to schools, families and hospitals alongside awarding grants to families in need.

Objects

1. ADVANCING EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHILDREN IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DISABILITIES AND INCLUSION THROUGH ‘THE ABILITIES INCLUSIVE WORKSHOP TRAINING’ AND ‘SCHOOL VISITS’2. RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BY CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ‘SAFE SPACE’ THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SENSORY ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SENSORY ROOM MAKEOVERS TO MAINSTREAM EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.3. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR CONDITION OR DIAGNOSIS AND ASSISTING FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT NETWORKS4. TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING RAISING FUNDS, PROVIDING GRANTS, DONATING BOOKS INTO HOSPITAL SETTINGS AND SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,420.37 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £14,786.83 to £6,366.46. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is currently operating with lower reserves than the previous year.

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 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
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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.

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Operates in: Australia · Canada · New Zealand · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIDS-IN-ACTION.

• KIDS-IN-ACTION income £443k
• ABLE 2 ACHIEVE TRUST LTD income £409k
• THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST income £88k
• ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST income £5.9m
• ASSISTED READING FOR CHILDREN income £199k
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION income £374k

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