# SWINGS &amp; SMILES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120598
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [06182577](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06182577)
- **Registered:** Aug. 17, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1120598


## Contact

- **Address:** A Place to Play, Lower Way, Thatcham
- **Postcode:** RG19 3RR
- **Phone:** 01635 285170
- **Email:** office@swingsandsmiles.co.uk
- **Website:** www.swingsandsmiles.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3) THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF:3.1) CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND3.2) FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** Most families take recreational play for granted. For families of children with special needs, this is impossible for some and extremely difficult for most. Swings &amp; Smiles provides a fun and safe facility where children (SEND and their siblings) can enjoy play in a family setting appropriate to their needs and abilities. Outreach, online and sibling support services are also provided.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL
- Hampshire
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- West Berkshire
- Wiltshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jeffrey Kenneth Ives** | Chair | Nov. 17, 2025 |
| Alan Michael Oliver |  | Feb. 19, 2025 |
| Derek John Hardman |  | Sept. 14, 2022 |
| Lisa Joanne Danskin |  | Sept. 15, 2025 |
| Michael Megan |  | June 7, 2021 |
| Pamela Cottrell |  | Sept. 15, 2025 |
| Suzanne Adamantos |  | Sept. 10, 2025 |
| Victor Hormuz Mistry |  | Feb. 16, 2023 |
| Victoria Sandars |  | Sept. 27, 2023 |




