Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

CREATING LEARNING OPPORTUNITES IN WESTERN SOMERSET FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

C.L.O.W.N.S. MISSION STATEMENT is to improve the quality of life for families by providing quality support to those living in isolated circumstances, by delivering support to parents/ carers and opportunities to 0-13 year olds, encouraging families to learn, thrive and be happy. Services include Parent/Toddler groups, Activity Sessions, Toy Library, Outreach support and Holiday Playschemes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
31/03/22£8£54£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£94£107£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£109£109£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£92£82£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£81£82£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£80£87£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£115£114£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£93£119£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£115£129£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£167£169£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£163£163£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£153£164£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£147£167£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£146£182£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£263£137£126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£136£133£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£125£123£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.clownsws.co.uk

andykjclowns@gmail.com

01643 709840

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,828
Somerset Community Foundation£4,100
BBC Children in Need£3,147
DCMS£3,147
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Community research to inform the future direction of the charity
£1,000 27/07/2021
Community research to inform the future direction of the charity
National Lottery Community Fund - Pop up Tots
£9,828 28/01/2021
11
The project will provide support and play groups for parents carers and families who live in socially and rurally isolated communities.
Somerset Community Foundation - Tumbling Babies
£600 25/01/2021
We are aiming to provide a special area within toddlers sessions dedicated for those not yet walking where we could provide vital tummy time stimulation safely.
Somerset Community Foundation - Care packages for vulnerable families in West Somerset
£2,500 10/11/2020
8
To fund the provision and delivery of bespoke Family Care Packages to vulnerable families in West Somerset- we have called these U and Yours.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 21/08/2020
Improving School Readiness
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CLOWNS
£3,147 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs for 100 children and young people from low income families, who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and support them to have more fun.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,147 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Village 'Tots' Project
£5,000 09/01/2019
12
A series of weekly parent and child sessions delivered in Stogursey, Kilve, Holford, Williton, Stogumber, and Cannington.
Somerset Community Foundation - Core costs
£4,900 12/06/2018
12
Business development to meet the needs of young families across West Somerset.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pop Up Play Project
£9,998 26/04/2018
11
The funding will be used to run healthy living and fitness sessions for children in local village halls and community centres. The project aims to promote physical activity, healthy eating and developing early years' education of children in the ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Planning for the future
£5,000 08/03/2018
11
Core running costs
People's Health Trust - The GAP (Groups of Aspirational Parents) Project
£34,720 09/01/2018
This two-year project provided activities and support for parents who live in Minehead in Somerset. The project provided group sessions combining play and learning and one-to-one support. Sessions were co-designed and led by parents and gave those ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CLOWNS (Creating Learning Opportunities in Western Somerset)
£3,022 29/11/2017
We need funds to deliver family support across West Somerset in a variety of fun and creative ways.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Creating Learning Opportunities in WesterN Somerset (CLOWNS)
£2,548 04/08/2017
We rely on donations - help us continue to provide a safe environment encouraging inactive parents to play & learn with their children.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CLOWNS
£90,795 14/06/2017
36
This project will work with children and young people from low income families. The project will reduce isolation, increase physical health and increase educational development.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Creating Learning Opportunities in Western Somerset for Children & Adults (CLOWNS)
£23,000 29/03/2012
the salaries of the Co-ordinator and Administrator, transport costs and general running costs
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a variety of playschemes in West Somerset
£1,000 12/05/2011
Towards a variety of playschemes in West Somerset.
National Lottery Community Fund - C.L.O.W.N.S. PLAYBUS
£189,090 07/03/2011
60
This group will use funding to provide play and learning opportunities on board a double decker bus in isolated areas of West Somerset. Parent and toddler sessions will be held at different venues each week in areas lacking provision for family ....more
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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: 48-77
  • ANDREW KINGSTON-JAMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • BRUCE DAVID LANG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID RAYMOND CROXTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer
  • LYNNE BARTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • MR D WESTCOTT
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2004, number: 1104952
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/04/2003, number: 04738832
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 53 days late,
Main office

Flat 19
The Hopcott
Hopcott Road
MINEHEAD
TA24 5SZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE WEST SOMERSET AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE CO-ORDINATION AND PROVISION AND FACILITATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAY INFORMAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS BEING OPPORTUNITIES:- A) OF WHICH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NEED FOR SOCIAL ECONOMIC OR CULTURAL REASONS B) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING AND WHICH WILL HELP PROVIDE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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