Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

ASHFIELD PLAY CARE SCHEME 

Ofsted registered for 52 children aged 4-11 years this voluntarily administered non-profit making scheme employs well qualified staff and provides flexible session times and reasonable contributions to assist low paid parents in what are described as deprived areas of Nottinghamshire. Children are collected after school and cared for during holidays in a warm safe environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 29 years

www.ashfieldplaycarescheme.co.uk

chairperson@ashfieldplaycarescheme.co.uk

01623550986

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
30/09/22£54£60£-5n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/21£49£58£-9n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/20£74£69£5n/an/an/an/an/a6
30/09/19£87£85£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/18*£78£77£1£0£0£0n/a09
30/09/17£83£87£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£92£89£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£93£89£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£99£96£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£95£93£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£85£89£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£85£89£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£93£93£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£89£85£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£78£70£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£63£68£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£63£58£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£50£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£34£37£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

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
CAF - Grant to Ashfieldplaycarescheme.co.uk
£5,000 01/05/2020
3
Grant to Ashfieldplaycarescheme.co.uk to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/06/1995, number: 1047469
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 41 days late,
Main office

Ashfield Playcare Scheme
Lammas Compound
Lammas Road
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
NG17 2AD

Objectives

A. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS. B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SUCH PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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