Registered charity · Suffolk
Felixstowe Opportunity Group
Felixstowe Opportunity Group is a registered charity (number 1004101) based in Suffolk, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Stephanie Collin since 2022. Latest income £27k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £27k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.felixstoweopportunitygroup.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£27k£18k
- 2024£11k£11k
- 2023£5k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£779£5k
- 2021£12k£6k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 48%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE AIMS OF THE GROUP ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR SIBLINGS PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS FROM PRE-DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TO SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO A SCHOOL SETTING;(D) ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING INTEGRATION INTO MAINSTREAM SETTINGS;(E) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
Grants received
4 grants · £6,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £4,500 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £2,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Stephanie Collin Chair since 2022
- Betheny Relph since 2023
- Daniel Long since 2025
- Daniella Blake since 2025
- Elizabeth Buckley since 2025
- Jennifer Shepherd since 2022
- Lucy Turnell since 2025
- Sandra Battiste since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Stephanie Collin Chair since 2022
- Betheny Relph since 2023
- Daniel Long since 2025
- Daniella Blake since 2025
- Elizabeth Buckley since 2025
- Jennifer Shepherd since 2022
- Lucy Turnell since 2025
- Sandra Battiste since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1004101
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH MARCH 1991, AND AMENDED 5TH JUNE 1991 CONSTITUTION RE-ADOPTED 3 FEBRUARY 1996 AND 09 OCTOBER 2009
- Contact on the register
- 01394286399 · oppgroup@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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