Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

IPSWICH OPPORTUNITY GROUP

Support for families of pre-school children with additional needs. 3 sessioins a week held at the Salvation Army Hall, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich. Appropriate play activities for pre-school children with a wide range of additional needs. Support for parents/carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why is the Board completely female?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£16	£27	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£27	£23	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£20	£23	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£17	£13	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£26	£23	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£28	£21	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£16	£21	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£22	£18	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£14	£18	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£23	£23	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£26	£18	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£16	£19	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£17	£18	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£15	£18	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£16	£17	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£19	£18	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£16	£17	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£15	£17	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£20	£14	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£17	£13	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 32 years

www.ipswichopportunitygroup.org.uk

ips.opportunitygp@btinternet.com

07746580132

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 Small Grant
£4,000	08/07/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Ipswich Opportunity Group
£10,000	25/09/2019 24	Towards one year’s running costs of support group sessions at a project providing information, advice and support to families who have pre-school children with additional needs in Ipswich.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ipswich Opportunity Group
£10,000	11/09/2019 12	towards one year's running costs of support group sessions at a project providing information, advice and support to families who have pre-school children with additional needs in Ipswich, Suffolk
Suffolk Community Foundation - Parent/carer support
£2,760	23/11/2017 11	To fund regular support sessions for children with additional needs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ipswich Opportunity Group
£3,000	12/09/2013	towards one year's running costs of a project in Suffolk that provides information, advice and support to families who have pre-school children with additional needs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

ANNE GREEN Appointed: 2014

BRYONY GOODCHILD Appointed: 2023

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH FUTTER Appointed: 2024

CLAIRE RUSH Appointed: 2022

CLARA JACOBS Appointed: 2024

LOUISE ELIZABETH HARMAN Appointed: 2023

MAURA FLATMAN

STEPHANIE NEWTON Appointed: 2014

SANDRA DAVY (Chair) Appointed: 2022

VAL HOWE Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1992, number: 1012778

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE MID SUFFOLK HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY PLAYSCHEME FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES on 03/12/2021

Main office

15 ASHTON CLOSE
IPSWICH
IP2 9XY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS BY REASON OF THEIR ADDITIONAL NEED, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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