# THE GLOWSTICKS PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209803
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 29, 2024
- **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=1209803


## Contact

- **Address:** Units 13-15, Dundas Shopping Centre, Dundas Street, MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland
- **Postcode:** TS1 1HT
- **Phone:** 07842832697
- **Email:** rebecca@theglowsticksproject.org.uk
- **Website:** www.theglowsticksproject.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS IN MIDDLESBROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF: A) A MENTORING AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE TO EMPOWER THEM SO 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 A PARENT AND CARER SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP EMPOWER THE PARENTS AND CARERS TO NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SEND SYSTEM AND TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN.

**Activities:** Clubs, Cafe, Outdoor Education and cookery school




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- North Yorkshire
- Redcar And Cleveland
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £31708 | £19495 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rebecca Victoria Ibbotson** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 24, 2024
- Abigail Penswick — appointed Jan. 29, 2026
- Emma Louise Davison — appointed Aug. 24, 2024
- Glenn Paul Nary — appointed Aug. 24, 2024
- PAMELA HELEN HOGG — appointed Aug. 24, 2024
- Paul Potter — appointed Nov. 6, 2024
- Peter Stockdale-Woodhead — appointed Aug. 18, 2025
- Tracey Annette Waugh — appointed Aug. 24, 2024