SNAP was formed in 1994 and was registered as a charity in September 1996.  On 6th May 1999 it was agreed by the trustees that SNAP Special Needs And Parents (Registered    Charity No. 1058255) should become a charitable company limited by guarantee and that the trustees elected at the Annual General Meeting on 26th May would be the initial directors of the incorporated charity.  Special Needs And Parents Limited (Company No. 3805837) was incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 on 13th July 1999 and was registered as a charity by the Charities Commission on 13th October 1999 (Registered Charity No. 1077787).  Special Needs And Parents Ltd has continued to be known as 'SNAP' and that  acronym has been used throughout the report.

The members' liability in the event of SNAP winding up is £1 each.