Mad Hatters Tea Party Childrens Charity Limited
Charity 1128797
Overview
Summary
Mad Hatter's Children's Charity appears to occupy a practical, experience-led role for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across the Midlands. Its stated model combines direct provision with enabling support: creating access to equipment, facilities and activities that may otherwise be unavailable. The organisation presents itself not primarily as a specialist clinical provider, but as a connector of donations, volunteers, partners and recreational opportunities to improve everyday quality of life.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the charity's current website describes its remit as helping children with special educational needs and disabilities across the Midlands and says it works with schools across the region.
- Reasonable interpretation: the organisation's operational identity is regional rather than neighbourhood-, district- or Birmingham-citywide, because its delivery model is based on events and grants for schools across the Midlands.
- Direct evidence is insufficient to confirm a current operational area within Birmingham. The website identifies Birmingham Botanical Gardens as the venue for its principal Summer Tea Party, but the surrounding page is explicitly framed around the charity's 2016 tenth anniversary.
- The live events page states that there are currently no upcoming events. This does not establish that the Birmingham Botanical Gardens event has ended permanently, but it means the venue cannot be treated as a confirmed current Birmingham operating site.
- The website lists several schools that have received support, including Birmingham schools, but describes them as schools the charity has 'worked with' and does not date or confirm that these partnerships remain active.
- The Solihull address is a registered office/contact location outside Birmingham and has not been treated as evidence of a Birmingham operational site.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, event calendar or annual report identifying the locations of activities delivered during or after the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
- Confirmation from the charity or Birmingham Botanical Gardens that the Summer Tea Party is currently scheduled or has recently been delivered there.
- A current list of Birmingham schools or organisations receiving grants, equipment or event participation support, with enough location detail to confirm activity in a named Birmingham ward.
- Confirmation of whether the charity maintains any operational, storage, administration or delivery site in Birmingham rather than relying on its Solihull registered office.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Disability
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A wellbeing organisation built around access to experiences
The available evidence suggests the charity treats recreation, leisure and educational experiences as meaningful support for disabled children and young people, rather than as optional extras.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish its role from services focused solely on care or treatment. Its contribution may lie in reducing exclusion from ordinary, enjoyable and developmental activities.
Show evidence
“We provide fun, exciting and educational experiences for children with special educational needs and disabilities.”
Source:Organisation“To provide or assist in the provision of medical and recreational equipment and other leisure time occupation or interest for children and young people.”
Source:Charity Commission
A hybrid provider and enabler
The charity appears to work through more than one route: directly providing services or facilities while also helping others access equipment and opportunities.
Why it matters
This may make it a useful bridging organisation: able to identify unmet needs and respond through grants, equipment, events, facilities or partnerships rather than a single fixed service.
Show evidence
“To provide or assist in the provision of facilities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission
Community mobilisation may be part of its operating model
The organisation appears to rely on public involvement and external relationships to translate charitable support into benefits for children, suggesting a convening as well as delivery role.
Why it matters
Its potential civic value may extend beyond individual projects: it could connect local donors, volunteers and partner organisations around inclusion for disabled children.
Show evidence
“Become a partner and help us make a child smile.”
Source:Organisation“Mad Hatter's Children's Charity is proud to have been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.”
Source:Organisation
- Which Midlands communities and age groups are reached, and whether support is targeted by geography, diagnosis or income.
- Whether the charity mainly funds equipment, runs activities itself, or delivers through partner organisations.
- Which organisations, schools, families or health services refer children or collaborate in delivery.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact data showing projects, beneficiary numbers, spending and geographic reach.
- Information on referral routes, partner organisations and how children and families identify or access support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To provide or assist in the provision of medical and recreational equipment and other leisure time occupation or interest for children and young people who have need for such facilities by reason of infimity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Charity objects
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.