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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    BERKHAMSTED UNDER 5'S GROUP

    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
    31/08/24£2£11£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/08/23£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/22£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/21£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/20?£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/18£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/17£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/16£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/15£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/14£5£10£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/13£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/12£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/11£12£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/10£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/09£13£8£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/08£1£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    04/09/07£15£5£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/06£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/05£14£5£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    02/09/04£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 26 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Academic support
    How it operates
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Hertfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lighthouse Counselling Watchet CIC
    £4,816 22/10/2022
    We provide professional, affordable, counselling to the local community aged 8 - 80+, supporting people to improve their life, offering individual and couples counselling and anxiety group workshops.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkhamsted Under 5s Group
    £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’
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkhamsted Under 5s Group
    £28,800 20/03/2020
    36
    This project is a parent and toddler group working with children living in a deprived area in Bedfordshire. The project aims to improve social skills, improve communication skills and build relationships with family members.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Berkhamsted Under 5s Group
    £25,500 10/08/2017
    36
    Play, parenting support and advice groups for families whose difficult home circumstances leave the children at risk of developmental delay, neglect or harm. Providing fun experiences and enhancing children's communication and social skills.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1998, number: 1071358
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN NEED BY: 1) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR PARENTS 2) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO GAIN SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EACH OTHER AND THE PLAYLEADERS 3) ENABLING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S NEEDS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAY ACTIVITIES 4) ENSURING THAT THE CHARITY OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL SUCH FAMILLIES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE BERKHAMSTED AND DISTRICT)

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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