# PARENTS OPENING DOORS (PODS) TELFORD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1150871
- **Other names:** PODS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 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=1150871


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Hawksworth Road, Central Park, Telford
- **Postcode:** TF2 9TU
- **Phone:** 01952 458047
- **Email:** support@podstelford.org
- **Website:** www.podstelford.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE TELFORD AND WREKIN AREA, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE THEIR INCLUSION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

**Activities:** The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the needs of children and young people, including their parents, carers and families, who have disabilities and/or special educational needs in the Telford and Wrekin area, in order to improve their quality of life, promote their inclusion in their local communities and to help and support them to reach their full potential.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Telford & Wrekin



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £330419 | £320328 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £235408 | £254087 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £283793 | £207963 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £171002 | £164382 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £150727 | £113758 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Nicola Jones** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 18, 2022
- Andrea Nelson — appointed April 8, 2025
- Anthony Ralph Wakeman — appointed July 18, 2023
- Jonathan Mills — appointed Dec. 18, 2017
- Philip Gillum — appointed March 8, 2016
- Sally Ann Moran — appointed July 18, 2023
- Sarah Hall — appointed Jan. 24, 2023