Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

HALTON SPEAK OUT CIO

HALTON SPEAK OUT was founded in 2001. We converted to a CIO in November 2016. We continue to support individuals with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people by offering a wide range of services including self advocacy, person centred planning, employment opportunities, training, peer advocacy, dramatic and visual arts education and participation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£183	£199	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£236	£256	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/21	£290	£203	£87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£159	£166	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19	£158	£150	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18	£166	£109	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.haltonspeakout.co.uk

01928713877

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Warrington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£223,701
Steve Morgan Foundation	£19,984
Department for Education	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£11,374
Cheshire Community Foundation	£3,560

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Brookvale Community Centre
£213,701	23/08/2022	This funding will allow Halton Speak Out (HSO) to develop their community and youth offer at Brookvale Community Centre in Halton. The activities and support will seek to reduce loneliness improve ....more This funding will allow Halton Speak Out (HSO) to develop their community and youth offer at Brookvale Community Centre in Halton. The activities and support will seek to reduce loneliness improve mental and physical wellbeing address local issues and provide opportunities for local people and community groups to provide peer led support. The organisation supports people with learning disabilities to become self-advocates and consult with other organisations in the community to improve accessibility and opportunities.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Halton Speak Out
£10,000	24/11/2021	For the refurbishment of the kitchen
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brookvale Community Centre Runcorn
£11,374	23/10/2021	We aim to run a sociable cooking programme to promote healthy eating on a budget, supporting members of our community with little or no skills in the kitchen by delivering cooking sessions.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Halton Speak Out
£9,984	08/04/2021	For the project running over the summer holidays
Cheshire Community Foundation - Fresh-Beginnings cooking
£3,560	04/11/2020	Brookvale Community Centre wish to run a cooking programme by Fresh-Beginnings to promote and encourage healthy eating at affordable prices. This project will support members of the community to ....more Brookvale Community Centre wish to run a cooking programme by Fresh-Beginnings to promote and encourage healthy eating at affordable prices. This project will support members of the community to enhance and develop their skills in the kitchen by delivering cooking sessions on a budget. A grant will pay for a qualified tutor, food, equipment, publicity to promote the classes and a health awareness day at the end of the programme, which will be available to all our community to help promote the ethos of healthy eating on a budget and to further demonstrate the cooking skills and social interaction together that has been achieved. The pandemic has increased isolation and loneliness, which can greatly impact poor physical and mental health. This programme will help to bring the community back together again, to promote and encourage social interaction in addition to the learning and developing of new skills of cooking healthy meals from scratch on a budget, which would not only have a great impact on their physical and mental health but also their social and emotional wellbeing.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000	01/04/2020	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Art of Engagement
£10,000	21/10/2019 12	Art of Engagement

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY SNELL Appointed: 2022

COLIN LESLIE ROTHERHAM Appointed: 2017

GERARD MATHEW UPHAM Appointed: 2017

KENNETH WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022

LYNNE ELIZABETH MELARANGI Appointed: 2001

SHEILA MALONEY Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2016, number: 1170145

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Higher House
Northwich Rd
Brookvale
Runcorn
WA7 6PE

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE RELEIF AND SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND OTHER DISABILITES INCLUDING PERSONS WHO ARE VULNERABLE BY A) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND LIKE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THEIR CONDITION, AND TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE FULL PLACE IN SOCIETY B) THE PROVISION THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN THE DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND PARTCIPATIVE LEARNING. C) TO MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR OUR CLIENTS

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