Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

OVER PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL 

Provides pre-school activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • 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
Established: 30 years
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£83£82£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£63£63£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£81£68£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£61£73£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£62£65£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£50£58£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£58£63£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£74£76£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£87£71£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£74£76£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£79£73£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£71£56£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£37£37£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£37£36£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£40£40£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£32£32£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£35£35£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£33£32£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£32£30£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1993, number: 1027556
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,
Main office

36 King Street
Over
CAMBRIDGE
CB24 5PS

Objectives

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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