Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

USHER KIDS UK

The advancement of the empowerment of children and young people (aged 0-25yrs) and their familiesliving with Usher syndrome in the UK, through the provision of support, information, connections andadvocacy
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£118£35£83n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.usherkidsuk.org

info@usherkidsuk.org

07779791165

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - Usher Kids UK
£5,000 07/03/2024
To support a weekend for families, giving parents more time to connect and for young people with Usher syndrome to access workshops which allow them to explore their experiences and build self-advocacy skills alongside their peers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Virtual resources for our community
£10,000 18/08/2023
The funding will be used to create virtual resource support for children and young people (aged 0-25yrs) and their families diagnosed with Usher Syndrome. The project aims to connect the community provide support and reduce isolation.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Project Funding
£25,000 01/05/2023
We will recruit our first paid staff to enable us to sustain and expand services for families from the point of diagnosis onwards.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHLOE JOYNER Appointed: 2022
  • CLARE WATSON Appointed: 2022
  • JONATHAN MARK HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2022
  • KATHRYN ANN ATKINSON Appointed: 2022
  • LAURA JANE ROSS Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2022, number: 1200796
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

16 HEATHFIELD AVENUE
STOCKPORT
SK4 4QJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0-25YRS) AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH USHER SYNDROME IN THE UK, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, CONNECTIONS AND ADVOCACY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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