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Gecko Community

Gecko Community CIC

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1195860
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 21, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Grovely
Middleton Road
Winterslow
SALISBURY
SP5 1QL

Activities

Gecko Community offers innovative teaching and therapeutic projects to support neurodivergent students who struggle with education. Our provision combines the alternative education needed by these students with an appreciation of the wellbeing essential to their social integration and personal confidence.

Objects: To Act As A Resource For Young People Aged 5 To 25 Who Are Diagnosed Or Undiagnosed Neurodivergent; Have Suffered Trauma, Mental Ill Health Or At Risk From Exclusion Or Have Self-Excluded From Mainstream Education By Providing Advice And Assistance And Organising Programmes Of Physical, Educational And Other Activities As A Means Of:(a) Advancing In Life And Helping Young People By Developing Their Skills, Capacities And Capabilities To Enable Them To Participate In Society As Independent, Mature And Responsible Individuals;(b) Advancing Education;(c) Relieving Unemployment;(d) Providing Recreational And Leisure Time Activity In The Interests Of Social Welfare For People Living In The Area Of Benefit Who Have Need By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disability, Poverty Or Social And Economic Circumstances With A View To Improving The Conditions Of Life Of Such Persons

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 £406,591 £375,495
Sept. 30, 2024 £406,591 £375,495
Sept. 30, 2023 £339,388 £289,085
Sept. 30, 2022 £221,514 £189,229

Trustees

Name Appointed
Vikki Mead (Chair) April 20, 2020
Jodie Smitten Dec. 7, 2020
Mark Heaven Dec. 7, 2020
Peter Hartley Dec. 7, 2020