Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 10

APPLETREE CHILDCARE (SHEFFIELD) LTD

Provision of day care and pre-school activities for children.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£386	£383	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£339	£307	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£305	£303	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£343	£331	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19		£345	£339	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£314	£298	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£278	£288	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£304	£294	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£308	£304	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£274	£268	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£276	£281	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12?	*	£152	£153	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£284	£281	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£301	£300	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£268	£269	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08	*	£218	£187	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years
(19 years as a company)

janet@appletreechildcare.org.uk

01142571427

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Hooray for our Queen!
£887	08/04/2022	The group will use the funding to deliver a community celebration event for the Queen’s Jubilee. This will bring people together and reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving access for disabled people
£9,171	22/04/2020 1	The funding will be used to improve access to the park and nursery for both parents and/or children with mobility issues or disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhancing outside play for Appletree Children
£10,000	21/02/2018 12	The group will improve their outside play space and provide disabled access. This will encourage children of all abilities to take part in healthy outdoor play and learning activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Secure fencing to improve outdoor play for pre-school children
£10,000	29/01/2014 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rotherham. The organisation will use the funding to build a secure fence around the nursery. This will enable the children to access and enjoy the ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rotherham. The organisation will use the funding to build a secure fence around the nursery. This will enable the children to access and enjoy the playground facilities and activities in a safe and secure environment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-85

PATRICIA HUDSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD ELLIOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: It Telecoms Consultant

JANET PARKIN Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Director

JOHN JOSEPH GUYMER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: College Lecturer

LYNDSEY HERDMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Training Manager

VICTORIA KNOWLES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Improvement Manager

AMY LOUISE STANBRIDGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Legal And Company Secretary, Other trusteeship: ST LUKE'S HOSPICE,

TREVOR BAGSHAW Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: UPPER DON TRAIL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2008, number: 1122241
Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2005, number: 05405743

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR12: 24 days late, AR08: 223 days late,

Main office

THE PAVILION
MAIN STREET
GRENOSIDE
SHEFFIELD
S35 8PR

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, RESIDENT PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE AND PRE-SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WHICH STIMULATES THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SAFE AND STIMULATING PLAY;(B) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, SUPPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND SO THAT UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST SUCH FAMILIES MAY BE RELIEVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD

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