# FOCUS (FRIENDS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1041189
- **Other names:** FOCUS, FOCUS GROUP, FRIENDS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 29, 1994
- **Removed:** June 27, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1041189



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY PROVIDING FUNDS AND EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH THE SECUREMENT OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATION FOR THEM.

**Activities:** We raise money to provide transport for a learning support centre in our area which caters for children with special needs. We no longer have a minibus to take the class riding for the disabled, swimming at a hydrotherapy pool and for other visits on a weekly basis, we do however contrubute to taxi fares to allow these trips to continue. We also give donations to individuals with special needs.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2013 |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  |
| Sept. 30, 2012 | £4 | £834 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Sept. 30, 2011 | £85 | £537 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Sept. 30, 2010 | £1147 | £1190 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | £1275 | £3075 |  -  |  -  |  |