Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE JOHN MCNEILL OPPORTUNITY CENTRE

PROVIDING PRE SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE SALISBURY AREA
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£246£241£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£208£232£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£259£220£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£218£224£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£223£200£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£226£201£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£187£191£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£213£189£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£196£184£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£178£178£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£164£167£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£171£172£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£194£179£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£175£181£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£181£177£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£189£179£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£135£119£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£101£106£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£99£100£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£75£91£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

johnmcneilloppcentre.org.uk

info@johnmcneilloppcentre.org.uk

01722413263

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£8,000
Masonic Trust£3,000
BBC Children in Need£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 08/01/2024
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
BBC Children in Need - Grant to John Mcneill Opportunity Centre
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach Advisor
£10,000 29/04/2022
The funding will be used to provide an outreach worker to identify pre-school children with special educational needs who are struggling to manage within mainstream settings. The project will provide support resources and interventions to ensure ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 25/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 26/01/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,000 25/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to John Mcneill Opportunity Centre
£28,371 15/03/2019
36
This project provides outreach sessions for disabled children to develop their foundation skills in preparation for nursery. This will help to increase their self-esteem, increase independence and develop positive relationships.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The John McNeill Opportunity Centre
£2,600 04/12/2018
Towards IT learning resources at a preschool for children with special needs and disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach for special needs children
£9,457 29/11/2018
12
The funding will be used to run outreach support activities to children living with additional needs. The project aims to improve early development.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The John McNeill Opportunity Centre
£4,175 19/11/2018
We want to extend our play area to give children a more therapeutic environment where there is space to undertake outside activities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-63
  • FIONA OSMOND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Physiotherapist
  • GILLIAN MARY SILMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • MICHAEL MILNE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Banker
  • MICHELE PATRICIA EMERICK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SUZANNA JAYNE PEARCE (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1992, number: 1015731
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1992, number: 02753567
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

JOHN MCNEIL CENTRE
ODSTOCK ROAD
SALISBURY
SP2 8BH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE SALISBURY AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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