Registered
- Charity no. 110999
- Date registered. 07/09/2026
Public benefits
Benefits for Children and Young People • Inclusive access to services: Children with additional needs can participate in afterschool clubs, nursery provision, respite care, and sensory activities that are tailored to their needs. • Improved wellbeing: Safe, stimulating environments (like sensory rooms and accessible play spaces) reduce stress and
promote emotional regulation. • Skill development: Structured activities build social, communication, and life skills, helping children thrive in school and beyond. • Continuity of support: Services span across age groups, ensuring smoother transitions from early years through adolescence into adulthood. Benefits for Families • Affordable respite: Parents and carers gain vital breaks, reducing burnout and improving family stability. • Practical support: Clear policies, accessible communication, and flexible provision make it easier for families to navigate complex funding and care systems. • Confidence and trust: Families know their children are safe, included, and valued, which strengthens relationships with the organisation. • Community belonging: Parents and carers connect with others in similar situations, reducing isolation. Benefits for the Wider Community • Social inclusion: By embedding accessibility and inclusion, Incredible Kids challenges stigma and promotes acceptance of difference. • Economic impact: Local jobs are created through phased staffing, and capital upgrades invest directly in the community. • Partnerships and collaboration: multi-agency reports, governance compliance, and strategic partnerships strengthen regional service delivery. • Scalable model: The organisation’s growth strategy (respite houses, expanded fleet, advisory board) positions Incredible Kids Mid Ulster as a leader in inclusive provision, with potential national influence. emonstrating Benefits for Children and Young People: Track attendance at sessions. Rewrite observations into reports showing gains in communication, social skills, and emotional regulation. Capture children’s voices. Demonstrating Benefits for Families: Collect parent/carer feedback via surveys and testimonials on affordability, accessibility, and trust. Record hours delivered to show relief provided. Share anonymised case studies highlighting reduced stress, improved wellbeing, or increased ability to work or study. Demonstrating Benefits for the Wider Community: Show jobs created through phased staffing and capital upgrades. Document collaborations with schools, health trusts, and community organisations. urposes and Potential Harms • Childcare, afterschool, respite: Risk if staffing/training insufficient; mitigated by safeguarding, training, compliance. • Supporting families: Rising costs/funding gaps may exclude; mitigated by transparent pricing, bursaries, advocacy. • Expanding facilities: Construction may disrupt or reduce access; mitigated by phased planning, consultation, safety compliance. • Reports/observations: Poor wording could misrepresent children; mitigated by plain English rewrites, staff training, parental input. • Community inclusion: Partnerships may sideline families; mitigated by clear governance, representation, communication. Safeguards: Trustees, compliance frameworks, safeguarding/equality policies, complaints procedures, and regular consultation reduce risks. Inclusion focus actively prevents exclusion or stigma. Summary: Purposes are positive, but risks exist if under-resourced or poorly managed. Strong planning and accessibility minimise harm. Primary Beneficiaries: Children and young people with additional needs directly benefit from nursery, afterschool clubs, respite care, sensory activities, and tailored support. Adults with additional needs also gain through inclusive provision, respite houses, and community participation. Secondary Beneficiaries: Parents and carers benefit from affordable respite, practical support, clear communication, and reduced isolation. Siblings and extended family are supported indirectly, with improved household stability and wellbeing. Wider Beneficiaries: The local community gains through inclusive facilities, reduced stigma, and stronger cohesion. Staff and volunteers benefit from training, employment, and professional development. Partner agencies such as schools, health trusts, and funders benefit from clear reports and collaborative approaches that strengthen service delivery. By definition, a charity must exist for public benefit, though some private benefit may arise incidentally. For Incredible Kids Mid Ulster, staff and volunteers gain training, skills, and employment; contractors and suppliers benefit financially from delivering services or capital projects; and partner agencies such as schools or health trusts gain from clearer reports and collaboration. These benefits are incidental and necessary because they are essential to achieving charitable purposes, proportionate to the wider public benefit, and regulated through governance, contracts, and compliance to prevent improper gain. In summary, while some private benefit flows from the charity’s work, it is secondary, necessary, and outweighed by the public benefit delivered to children, families, and the community, fully aligning with charity law.
What your organisation does
Provide, assist in providing or secure the provision of social services, educational and recreational facilities and or facilities for the benefit of people with disabilities and their families in the area of benefit; b) provide or secure the provision of advice and information and refer those in need of professional assistance to the
relevant agencies; c) provide, maintain and equip or assist in the provision, maintenance and equipment of premises and facilities designed to carry out the objects of the Association;
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- General public
- General public
- General public
- Physical disabilities
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community development
- Grant making
- Grant making