SEND VOICES WOKINGHAM

Registered charity 1201621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SEND Voices Wokingham is the independent Parent Carer Forum, Wokingham Borough, who give a voice to families who have a child or young person aged 0-25 years with any Special Educational Need or SEND). Working in partnership with education, health, social care, and other service providers to make sure the services commissioned meet the needs of children and young people with SEND in Wokingham

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN WOKINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE THEIR INCLUSION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £26,590, which meets the trustees' policy target of £23,000 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The charity reported a surplus of £15,881 for the year, driven primarily by a £30,000 grant from Wokingham Borough Council and a £17,500 grant from the Department for Education. An independent examiner confirmed there were no matters requiring attention in the examination of the receipts and payments account.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• 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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Coffee Cup Solutions — “Coffee Cup Solutions Thank you for supporting SEND Voices Wokingham, your help is really appreciated.” (source page)
• Wokingham Lions Club — “Wokingham Lions Club 50th Anniversary Golden Award . Thank you for supporting SEND Voices Wokingham, your help is really appreciated.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew George Boothchair
• Jenny Louise Faulkner-Hooper
• Sarah Allen
• Timothy Bejan Bharucha

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

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