# Independent Provider of Special Education Advice

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 327691
- **Other names:** INDEPENDENT PANEL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVICE, INDEPENDENT PARENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVICE, I P S E A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 22, 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=327691


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 2A Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford
- **Postcode:** CM22 6PU
- **Phone:** 01799582030
- **Email:** admin@ipsea.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ipsea.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY BY  PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND OTHERS TO OBTAIN APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND TO CONDUCT AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH, INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS.

**Activities:** IPSEA) has the following objectives: To promote and advance education of children and young adults with special educational needs, particularly by providing advice, assistance and support for parents and others to obtain appropriate special educational services and to conduct and disseminate research, information and training on special education needs.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1251603 | £1029471 | £1023849 | 26 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1099958 | £988786 | £801717 | 24 |
| March 31, 2023 | £870778 | £814501 | £690545 | 21 |
| March 31, 2022 | £834658 | £691250 | £634268 | 19 |
| March 31, 2021 | £851503 | £572359 | £490860 | 18 |



## Trustees

- Alexa Charnley — appointed Dec. 18, 2024
- Amy Kyla Abbott — appointed Dec. 1, 2021
- Carol Margaret Long — appointed Dec. 1, 2021
- Chamika Hand — appointed April 22, 2026
- David Anthony Arnold — appointed June 3, 2024
- David Buckle — appointed April 22, 2026
- Lea Trussler — appointed April 23, 2025
- Lucy Maudsley — appointed April 23, 2025
- Sinthubiravi Sivakumaran — appointed Oct. 18, 2023