# GIVE US A BREAK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169333
- **Other names:** -
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 2016
- **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=1169333


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 Kynance Grove, Wolverhampton
- **Postcode:** WV14 8GR
- **Phone:** 01902723939
- **Email:** hello@guab.uk
- **Website:** www.GUAB.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SEVERE AND COMPLEX SPECIAL NEEDS, AND ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS MAINSTREAM PROVISIONS, TO ACCESS APPROPRIATE PLAY AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SEVERE AND COMPLEX SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING THEIR BROTHERS, SISTERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE. ADVICE AND SUPPORT IS OFFERED TO THESE FAMILIES BY THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS, AND THIS IN TURN OFFERS A NETWORK OF SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES.COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE HELD REGULARLY AS NEEDS DICTATE, IN ADDITION TO THE AGM. THESE ARE RECORDED IN MINUTES AND COPIES ARE CIRCULATED TO ALL THE COMMITTEE TEAM.FUNDING IS SOUGHT THROUGH GRANTS FROM APPROPRIATE RELATED BODIES AND LOCAL COUNCILS.

**Activities:** Give Us A Break provide a variety of accessible activities, usually in school holidays and occasional weekends, for children and young people with severe and complex disabilities and their families to enjoy together. Activities run in Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas. Membership is free, activities are subsidised by the charity to keep any costs as affordable as possible for families.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Wolverhampton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2025 | £20524 | £9750 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | £9601 | £8794 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2023 | £20496 | £26729 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2022 | £18325 | £17160 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2021 | £5493 | £4505 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Richard James Edward Shaylor** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 19, 2024
- Claire Dainty — appointed March 22, 2017
- Eleanor Rosanne Biggs — appointed March 26, 2019
- Kirsty Wassell — appointed Jan. 13, 2022
- LINDA WHIDDON — appointed Sept. 1, 2016