Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

BOLTON CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITY GROUP

Bolton Children's Opportunity Group (COG) provides a stepping stone between home, playgroup and/or nursery, giving under 5s with special needs the opportunity to play and learn alongside their peers. COG has become a leader in the field of inclusive provision for under 5s. COG gives parents of children with special needs the chance to meet others with similar problems and so be of mutual help.

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely female

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
30/03/23	£476	£452	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/03/22	£428	£446	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/03/21	£394	£431	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/20	£430	£470	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19	£479	£434	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18	£437	£415	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£412	£426	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£472	£426	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£438	£408	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£452	£387	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.boltoncog.co.uk

INFO@BOLTONCOG.CO.UK

01204 491085

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bolton Children's Opportunity Group
£1,327	23/10/2021	COG would like to purchase some well-needed new outdoor play equipment and musical instruments for the children aged 0 to 5 who attend our nursery sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Access for Children with Disabilities RC application
£81,774	11/12/2020 60	The charity provides a specialised nursery setting for children with profound learning and physical disabilities. Funding for the group will go towards providing transport for children with special ....more The charity provides a specialised nursery setting for children with profound learning and physical disabilities. Funding for the group will go towards providing transport for children with special needs across Bolton to attend nursery.
National Lottery Community Fund - Access for children with disabilities
£9,958	26/07/2018 12	The organisation will continue to provide a transportation service to enable children with profound learning and physical disabilities to attend nursery, with the aim of providing access to ....more The organisation will continue to provide a transportation service to enable children with profound learning and physical disabilities to attend nursery, with the aim of providing access to specialised services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

MARY ELIZABETH WHEATCROFT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

NICOLA JANE HOME Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Carer

SUSAN MARIE SEDDON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Health Visitor

ANNETTE DODD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Administrator, Other trusteeship: BOLTON TOY LIBRARY,

KAREN LOUISE PARTRIDGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2013, number: 1151118
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2013, number: 08376180

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Lowndes Street Nursery
Lowndes Street
BOLTON
BL1 4QB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON

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