# DIVERSIONS FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK (DIVERSIONS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148006
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 9, 2012
- **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=1148006


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 MILLWOOD CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE
- **Postcode:** SK8 6SU
- **Phone:** 01614858364
- **Email:** diversions@live.co.uk
- **Website:** www.diversions.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH WALES LIVING WITH BLADDER AND BOWEL DIVERSIONS THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH A BLADDER DIVERSION / DYSFUNCTION, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORT GROUP.

**Activities:** Diversions' is a support network, based in the North West of England, for families with a child or young person living with a bladder or bowel diversion / dysfunction. We provide opportunities for people to experience a range of different fun activities through our regular programme of events. These include outdoor adventures and team building tasks, art work-shops and day trips out

**Area of benefit:** NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH WALES




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Blackburn With Darwen
- Bolton
- Bury
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Cumbria
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Stockport
- Trafford
- Wrexham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| June 1, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| June 1, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| June 1, 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| June 1, 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| June 1, 2015 | £11071 | £11784 | — | — |
| June 1, 2014 | £8320 | £8995 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MELISSA TAYLOR** (Chair) — appointed May 17, 2012
- ANNA WILLARD — appointed May 17, 2012
- JENNY SHIMMIN — appointed May 17, 2012
- RACHAEL SPIERS — appointed May 17, 2012