Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

TAYLOR MADE DREAMS

Taylor Made Dreams enables children with life threatening illnesses to achieve their dreams. It also provides therapeutic support to the families, and helps to create lasting precious memories for the families to cherish when their time together is all far too short. Taylor Made Dreams provides medical travel grants, medical sheepskin fleeces, family portraits and memory pendants.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/04/23	*	£239	£244	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22		£279	£211	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21		£170	£121	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/20		£178	£132	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/19		£147	£109	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18		£148	£93	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17	*	£88	£56	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/16		£61	£32	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/15		£96	£9	£87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.taylormadedreams.org.uk

taylormadedreamscio@gmail.com

07806460311

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£6,500
DCMS	£5,000
Henry Smith Charity	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Taylor Made Dreams
£2,500	12/03/2021 4	Funding was provided towards wishlist items and counselling/holistic therapy sessions.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Taylor Made Dreams
£2,000	07/08/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of a charity providing unique experiences for children with terminal illnesses and support for the family in East Sussex.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Taylor Made Dreams
£4,000	27/04/2020	Taylor-Made Dreams makes dreams happen for children with life limiting illness; sourcing and financially supporting empathetic therapeutic services alongside their difficult journey, helping to leave lasting precious memories for families to cherish ....more Taylor-Made Dreams makes dreams happen for children with life limiting illness; sourcing and financially supporting empathetic therapeutic services alongside their difficult journey, helping to leave lasting precious memories for families to cherish when time together is all far too short. Funding will support one months' demand of "Taylor Made Dreams Food and Hygiene Support Packs" for children with a life-limiting illness and their families, enabling them to isolate.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Taylor Made Dreams
£5,000	08/08/2018	Funding was provided for core running costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW DAVIS Appointed: 2020

DR JANE WILLIS Appointed: 2023

KATHLEEN GRACE ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

ROSIE HARVEY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2014, number: 1158174

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

9 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR17: 26 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHELSEA'S ANGELS on 26/09/2023

Main office

8 Sherlock Shaw
Crowborough
TN6 2FN

Objectives

1)TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CARE AND RELIEF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAVE A TERMINAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION SUFFICIENTLY LIFE THREATENING TO CREATE A PROBABILITY THAT THE CHILD WILL NOT SURVIVE BEYOND THEIR EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY, IN PARTICULAR TO GRANT FEASIBLE WISHES OF SUCH CHILDREN.2)TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THEIR CONDITION AND BEREAVEMENT BY THE PROVISION OF HOLISTIC THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.

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