Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE TOY APPEAL

We receive money donations via our just giving website, gifts via toy drop centres. We raise awareness via media, TV and our web site. We run toy sort days where volunteers sort and categorise the toys into type and age group. We work with social workers, drop in centres and schools to identify children in need of our help. In December we make up and distribute toy sacks in time for Christmas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£258,433	£335,881	£-77,448	150
31/12/22	£262,544	£166,672	£95,872	250
31/12/21	£166,395	£145,174	£21,221	100
31/12/20	£184,861	£68,922	£115,939	20
31/12/19	£140,122	£147,226	£-7,104	350

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

thetoyappeal.com

thetoyappeal@gmail.com

01477533481

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	20/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	02/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Toy Appeal
£2,079	23/10/2021	We would like to buy toys, books, teddies and sports items to ensure disadvantaged children have presents to open on Christmas morning.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELA KINDER Appointed: 2020

CHRISTINE TANN YEATES Appointed: 2018

CHRISTOPHER JOHN DRAKE Appointed: 2018

DEE DRAKE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2018, number: 1179080

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Thornfield Cottage
Twemlow Green
Holmes Chapel
CREWE
CW4 8BJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY,?NANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN GREATER MANCHESTER, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE,THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:I) TOYS AND BOOKS TO CHILDREN AGED 0-17 WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE THEM.II) ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SANITARY TOWELS AND BLANKETS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

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