Registered charity (CIO) · Hull
Special Stars Foundation
Special Stars Foundation is a registered charity (number 1156237) based in Hull, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £140k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £140k (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, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Kingston Upon Hull City, East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Website
- www.specialstarsfoundation.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£140k£283k
- 2024£181k£305k
- 2023£406k£273k
Earlier years
- 2022£312k£233k
- 2021£404k£220k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE REGION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF INCLUSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR PARENT CARERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ?ADDITIONAL NEEDS? MEANS A PHYSICAL, SENSORY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOURAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY OR A LIFELONG/ LIFE LIMITING CONDITION.
Grants received
14 grants · £787,036 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £685,522 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £38,281 (2 grants)
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £30,838 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £6,600
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Annabel Turpin since 2025
- John Hooley since 2024
- Kirsty Clark since 2022
- Samantha Thompson since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Annabel Turpin since 2025
- John Hooley since 2024
- Kirsty Clark since 2022
- Samantha Thompson since 2024
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
- 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
- 1156237
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 18 MAR 2014AMENDED ON 05 MAR 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01482227657 · info@specialstarsfoundation.co.uk
- 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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