Take a look at our many Awards & Achievements
The Queens Award for Voluntary Service
Ambition First Steps Award 2016- quality standards for organisations working with young people.
Finalist in the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Award 2016-Super hero of our sector.
Silk FM Volunteer of the Year 2017 – Aaron Donnelly
Cheshire Women of the Year 2018 (Cheryl Simpson nominee)
Silk FM Local Hero Award 2018 – Cheryl Simpson
Everybody Sport and Leisure Volunteer of the Year 2018 – Richard Simpson
Finalist in the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Award 2018/2019
North East Cheshire Business Awards 2018 – Silver winner
Active Cheshire Super Hero Award 2019 – nominee for Health and Social Care
North West Coast- Research and Innovation Award 2020 in partnership with the CWP
Cheryl Simpson our Co-Founder and CEO was awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Years Honours List
Cheshire East Safeguarding and Dignity Awards 2021 – “Outstanding Contribution from an Organisation”
S4A Garden won top prize in the peaks and plains community garden 2021 & 2022
Georgia won the “health and wellbeing award” at Everybody Sports & Leisure 2021 Awards
Co-founder John McKellar was awarded the Platinum Jubilee Champion Award 2022
Cheryl Simpson MBE received the Cheshire Life 70 Cheshire Champion Award 2022
Awarded Social Value Award by Cheshire & Merseyside Health and Care Partnership 2022
Cheryl Simpson MBE received an award from the High Sheriff of Cheshire for services to the community 2022
George (one of our wonderful volunteers) selected as one of the 500 official Coronation Champions 2023
Britain in Bloom award in partnership with Macclesfield Town Council 2023
S4A Cafe received 5 starts from the EHO for the 5th year running
More Awards & Achievements
Commisioned by Cheshire East Counci to deliver short breaks for children and young people with ASC
The Mayor of Macclesfield Big Thank you for Volunteering 2018
Rated 5 for Food hygiene in the S4A Cafe
Working in Partnership with CWP NHS Foundation Trust
Commissioned by East Cheshire CCG to deliver a bespoke ASC Training Programme
Entered in the 2020 Parliamentary Review for Best Practice
Total People work placement provider of the month January 2020
Disability Confident- committed employer
Staff and volunteers completed their Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene 2019, 2021
Yearly staff and volunteers 1st aid training 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023
Staff and volunteers completed intensive interaction training 2019, 2021, 2023
Staff and volunteers achieved certificate level 2 in Autism Awareness 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
S4A became Disability Confident Employers 2022
Cyber Essentials status 2021, 2022
All staff and volunteers have completed Safeguard Training.
