Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Parents of Children with Additional Needs is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Parents of Children with Additional Needs (number 1147436) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Parents of Children with Additional Needs do?
PCAN is an independent, parent led forum for all parents and carers of children and young people aged from birth to 25 years with additional needs. It provides information on services, activities and support; provides opportunities for parents to network with each other; works to develop and maintain consultation between service providers and parent carers regarding current and future services.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Parents of Children with Additional Needs
Answers Parents of Children with Additional Needs gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Parents of Children with Additional Needs's highest-paid staff paid?
Parents of Children with Additional Needs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Parents of Children with Additional Needs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Parents of Children with Additional Needs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Pcan
Where it says it operates
Kirklees
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Parents of Children with Additional Needs registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Parents of Children with Additional Needs yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Parents of Children with Additional Needs.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Parents of Children with Additional Needs a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Parents of Children with Additional Needs as a registered charity (number 1147436) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Parents of Children with Additional Needs's charity number?
Parents of Children with Additional Needs's charity number is 1147436. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1147436?
Search 1147436 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Parents of Children with Additional Needs do?
PCAN is an independent, parent led forum for all parents and carers of children and young people aged from birth to 25 years with additional needs. It provides information on services, activities and support; provides opportunities for parents to network with each other; works to develop and maintain consultation between service providers and parent carers regarding current and future services.
Does Parents of Children with Additional Needs have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Parents of Children with Additional Needs. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Parents of Children with Additional Needs?
Parents of Children with Additional Needs's website listed in our register data is http://www.pcankirklees.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Parents of Children with Additional Needs's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Parents of Children with Additional Needs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Parents of Children with Additional Needs?
The register does not record Parents of Children with Additional Needs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Parents of Children with Additional Needs's trustees paid?
Parents of Children with Additional Needs's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Parents of Children with Additional Needs registered as a charity?
Parents of Children with Additional Needs was entered on the register on 24 May 2012.