# EMPATHY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151472
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 2, 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=1151472


## Contact

- **Address:** Empathy For Special Children, Corvedale Road, CRAVEN ARMS, Shropshire
- **Postcode:** SY7 9ND
- **Phone:** 01588 671357
- **Email:** enquiries@empathyforspecialchildren.org
- **Website:** www.empathyforspecialchildren.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH A HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITY/ADDITIONAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TRIAD OF IMPAIRMENT OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY BY:A. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE AND PRACTICE THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ESTABLISH A PEER GROUP,B. PROVIDING AGE APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO TRY NEW ACTIVITIES AND INTEGRATE WITH LOCAL MAINSTREAM PROVIDERS IN SUPPORTED, SAFE, AND UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENT,C. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HIGH FUNCTIONING DISABILITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION,D. TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR FAMILIES TO MEET AND INTRODUCTION TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION.

**Activities:** Empathy for special children works to reduce the social isolation and improve the lives of those growing up with ASD/High Functioning Disability/Additional Needs and their families. Working throughout Shropshire we provide a wide range of safe, supported opportunities to allow children and families to create an empathic social network, try something new, re engage with society and be more active.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £72026 | £83684 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £69368 | £59193 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £71075 | £84748 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £77501 | £78321 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £91489 | £86633 | — | — |
| April 30, 2020 | £70503 | £55974 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Cherida Marie Hughes** (Chair) — appointed July 5, 2019
- Amie Watson — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Tim Loft — appointed Sept. 26, 2025