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The Special Lioness

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1187356
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 14, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
4 Baird Close
WASHINGTON
Tyne And Wear
NE37 3HL

Activities

Based in North East offering support groups, holiday play groups, events. Giving families a safe place to meet and enable families living outside the local area an opportunity to connect with others in similar situations. Creating a safe and accessible place to explore and enable some form of socialisation with other families in the same situation and allow siblings to interact with other siblings

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Areto Relieve The Needs Of Children With Special Educational Needs And Disabilities Based In The North East Of England And Their Parents And Carers By Providing Weekly Support Groups And Holiday Play Groups For Social Interaction And Communication. Nothing In This Constitution Shall Authorise An Application Of The Property Of The CIO For The Purposes Which Are Not Charitable In Accordance With [section 7 Of The Charities And Trustee Investment (scotland) Act 2005] And [section 2 Of The Charities Act (northern Ireland) 2008].

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Disability
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cumbria, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £163,058 £137,986
March 31, 2024 £64,639 £71,297
March 31, 2023 £58,405 £39,206
March 31, 2022 £18,494 £17,593
March 31, 2021 £12,444 £6,482

Trustees

Name Appointed
Claire Stewart (Chair) Jan. 14, 2021
Amy Howes Jan. 14, 2020
Caroline Joanne Oliver June 20, 2025
Joy-Rose Colwill April 10, 2025
Justine Miller Jan. 25, 2023
Lauren Jenny Brown Sept. 25, 2025
Paula Louise Windram March 6, 2025