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Friends of Send

Friends of Send is a registered charity (number 1171892) based in Northumberland, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Sharron Leslie Soden since 2017. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.

  • 2 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 11th 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
Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022£0£0
  • 2021£0£0

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2018: Government grants 100%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF FRIENDS OF SEND ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT SEND TO LEARN NURSERY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO ENABLE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN WITHIN THE SETTING.TO PROVIDE TRAINING (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING) IN THE FORM OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION BY DELIVERING WORKSHOPS, COURSES, PARENT GROUPS, NETWORKING EVENTS, AND PARENTAL SUPPORT TO SEND TO LEARN NURSERY FAMILIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNESIDE AREAS.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF DISABILITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST ADVICE, EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDING ACCESS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN VIA SEND TO LEARN NURSERY.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF DISABILITY BY RAISING AWARENESS WITHIN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY OF THE ISSUES THEY FACE AND HOW THEY CAN BE SUPPORTED. THIS MEANS TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY AWARENESS.THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF PARENTS, CARERS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITHIN THE SEND TO LEARN NURSERY SETTING BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL INCLUSIVE NURSERY EDUCATION, IN A FRIENDLY CHILD-CENTRED ENVIRONMENT.

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.

2 trustees on the board

7.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 2Economic/community Development/employment 2Education/training 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2021
2022
incomespending

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1171892
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Mar 2017
Contact on the register
07514723655 · info@sendtolearn.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th 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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