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Speaking Up Together Beyond Boundaries

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1214978
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 16, 2025
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
C/o Your Voice counts
John Haswell House
8-9 Gladstone Terrace
GATESHEAD
Tyne And Wear
NE8 4DY

Contact

Activities

Speaking Up Together (SUT) is a user led organisation which promotes self advocacy with people who are learning disabled and/or neurodiverse. We provide education and information to support people, raise awareness of issues, provide workshops, forums, advocacy and general support. Also provideing social and recreational facilities within the community.

Objects: The Charity's Object Is To Relieve The Need Or Disability Of Persons With Learning Disabilities And/or Autism Living In Gateshead, South Tyneside And The Neighbouring Areas, In Particular But Not Exclusively By The Following Means:(a) Providing Education And Information To Support People With Learning Disabilities And/or Autistic People To Achieve Their Full Potentials;(b) Raising Public Awareness Of The Issues Affecting People With Learning Disabilities And/or Autistic People, Both Generally And In Relation To Their Social Exclusion;(c) Providing Workshops, Forums, Advocacy And General Support; And(d) Promoting Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing Such People From Becoming Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, South Tyneside

Trustees

Name Appointed
Allanna Middleton Feb. 9, 2021
Ann Louise Groundwater Feb. 9, 2021
Christine Jewers Oct. 11, 2022
Derek Peters Feb. 9, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Leightell Feb. 9, 2021
Gary Devlin Feb. 9, 2021
Jessica Ann Fielding July 10, 2024
Jacqueline Collins Feb. 9, 2021
Jonathan Graham Canessa July 10, 2024
Peter Gardiner Feb. 9, 2021
Theresa Mary Clibery Feb. 9, 2021