Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

CLEAR SKY CHILDREN'S CHARITY

We provide one to one Play & Creative Arts Therapies to children who are struggling with emotional or behavioural difficulties. Sessions are delivered in the child's school. We work with parents on a one to one basis and in groups, and provide training to those who work with children and young people in our approach focusing on the use of play to support healthy emotional development.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/07/23	£316	£321	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	£228	£277	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	£187	£230	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	£219	£187	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/19	£239	£223	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18	£194	£189	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/17	£178	£172	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/16	£169	£143	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/15	£110	£108	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/14?	£80	£83	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
04/06/13?	£55	£36	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/12	£39	£34	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.clear-sky.org.uk

info@clear-sky.org.uk

01865 362789

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

The Fore	£30,000
CAF	£5,200
National Lottery Community Fund	£4,900
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£3,030

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - Grant to Clear Sky Children's Charity
£30,000	01/04/2024 12	Clear Sky uses play and creative arts to transform the lives of children affected by the trauma of bereavement and domestic violence. Founded by Sophia Giblin, who experienced the lack of professional support when she lost her mum at a young age, ....more Clear Sky uses play and creative arts to transform the lives of children affected by the trauma of bereavement and domestic violence. Founded by Sophia Giblin, who experienced the lack of professional support when she lost her mum at a young age, Clear Sky provide therapeutic services in Oxfordshire. With 2,400 therapy sessions delivered last year, 95% of children displayed well-being improvements. They offer professional development support for therapists, teachers, and social workers partly via their online portal. The portal has attracted interest from the NHS and local authorities, but technological constraints limit its uptake and potential. Our funding will allow Clear Sky to support more children by expanding the portal’s offering, increasing usage and bolstering finances. This will also pave the way to a significant national influencing role in the sector.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Supporting displaced families who have experienced trauma
£3,030	24/03/2023 3	Supporting displaced families who have experienced trauma
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Clear Sky Children's Charity
£2,281	22/10/2022	We will provide support via one of our experienced and fully qualified Play and Creative Arts Therapists to groups of parent and child pairs over the course of our 10-week programme.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Clear Sky Children's Charity - 10/05/22
£2,500	20/06/2022	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart to Heart Family Attachment
£4,900	22/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to provide emotional attachment programmes for parents and vulnerable children who are suffering from additional problems as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
CAF - Grant to Clear Sky Children's Charity
£5,200	21/04/2020 3	Grant to Clear Sky Children's Charity to support the organisation through COVID19
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	07/06/2019	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Play & Creative Arts Therapy in Primary Schools
£6,000	26/11/2018 12	8 children in Cowley to receive 18 sessions of therapy each as part of our wider project aims.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards Play Therapy for children that have suffered trauma
£500	24/02/2016	Towards Play Therapy for children that have suffered trauma in their young lives.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards costs of play therapy for traumatised children in Oxfordshire
£500	31/07/2014	Towards the costs of play therapy for traumatised children in Oxfordshire.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards play therapy costs for children
£500	12/07/2012	Towards play therapy costs for children suffering from emotional behavioural difficulties.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 54-69

ELIZABETH ANNE BURNELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None

GRAHAM COOPER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

MARTYN COOPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Nurse

PRERANA PARIKH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Pharmacist

WILLIAM MAURICE STEWART DIXON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Vice Principal

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2011, number: 1140441
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2010, number: 07273425

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Manor House
Little Wittenham
ABINGDON
OX14 4RA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: - THE RELIEF OF MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN, BY PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGED 3 - 18 YEARS OLD AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN

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