# THE JOAN TURNBULL OPPORTUNITY GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 299671
- **Other names:** THE JOAN TURNBULL OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THE JOAN TURNBULL OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, FIRST OPPORTUNITIES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 8, 1988
- **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=299671


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 Forest Gardens, Lyndhurst
- **Postcode:** SO43 7AF
- **Phone:** 07791 183931
- **Email:** firstopps@hotmail.com
- **Website:** www.firstopportunities.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN BELOW STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION BY: I) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY, WHICH IS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD, IN WHICH PARENTS TAKE PART WHEN APPROPRIATE;II) TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS MAY GIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY;(III) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN;(IV) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN BY COMMISSIONING THE SERVICES OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.

**Activities:** Provides theraputic play & education for babies & young children with special needs.

**Area of benefit:** NEW FOREST DISTRICT




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Dorset
- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2668 | £25403 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3477 | £280 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5030 | £9195 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £4632 | £860 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £34227 | £41413 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Ann de Hauteville Bowell** (Chair)
- Christine Woolley — appointed Jan. 25, 2018
- FIONA ELIZABETH MORGAN — appointed March 30, 2011
- JENIFER GURD
- MELANIE JANE ALARCON
- Ruth Herrod — appointed May 27, 2021