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Registered charity (CIO) · Cambridge

Growing Different

Growing Different is a registered charity (number 1196698) based in Cambridge, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Catherine Higney since 2021. Latest income £41k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £41k (2026)
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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, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
growingdifferent.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£41k£34k
  • 2025£212£6k
  • 2024£10k£4k
Earlier years
  • 2023£804£794

Income trend, 2023 to 2026.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS (NDCS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF ALL ASPECTS OF NDCS AND NEURODIVERSITY;• PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION FOR THOSE WORKING WITH OR CARING FOR THOSE WITH NDCS;• UNDERTAKING OR SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO NDCS AND ENSURING THE USEFUL RESULTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE:‘NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS’ MEANS A CONDITION OR IMPAIRMENT OF THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN AND/OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. ‘NEURODIVERSITY’ MEANS THE RANGE OF DIFFERENCES IN INDIVIDUAL BRAIN FUNCTION, COGNITION, LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

Grants received

2 grants · £29,904 total

360Giving 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 · £29,904 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-07-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9042023-09-22
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.

3 trustees on the board

3.7y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

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 3Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3

Gaps to watch

  • 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 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£212 latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1196698
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Nov 2021 as amended on 12 Aug 2025
Contact on the register
03003020044 · Info@growingdifferent.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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