# TEES VALLEY BUDDIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1192585
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 30, 2020
- **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=1192585


## Contact

- **Address:** Streets Ahead, 109-111 Parliament Road, MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland
- **Postcode:** TS1 4JE
- **Phone:** 07808587481
- **Email:** Chelle@teesvalleybuddies.co.uk
- **Website:** https://teesvalleybuddies.co.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS IN MIDDLESBROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF:(A) A MENTORING AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE TO EMPOWER THEM SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN TO CELEBRATE THEIR DIFFERENCES, FIND FRIENDS, SOCIALISE, FIND THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY AND LIVE A HAPPIER AND MORE FULFILLED LIFE, AND;(B) EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND CARERS EITHER ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS OR VIA THE PARENT AND CARER SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP EMPOWER THE PARENETS AND CARERS TO NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SEND SYSTEM, AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILD'S NEEDS.

**Activities:** Services we provide:: - Parent and Carer sign posting, social activities and peer support- Peer Support focused groups- Member led social activities - Neurodivergent self-advocacy- Wellbeing activities -Drop in Service for advise, sign posting and community outreach-Community outreach and consultancy - Sensory profiling for neurodivergent adult and children




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar And Cleveland
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £161 | £4002 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £288 | £1023 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £3000 | £2000 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £2556 | £830 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Michelle Waddington smyth** (Chair) — appointed April 11, 2023