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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SHEPSHED TOY LIBRARY

Toy library, guided play area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/08/23*£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£17£12£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£11£14£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£17£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

https://shepshedtoylib.org.uk/

shepshedtoylib@yahoo.co.uk

07904 141425

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Libraries
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 20/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000 28/04/2021
as core funding support over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Running Shepshed Toy Library
£9,999 21/09/2018
12
A childcare service will run with this funding. The project aims to continue delivering this service to families in the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-60
  • CHRISTOPHER TIDESWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Higher Education Engineering Instructor
  • DR ALEXANDRA LANG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Professor In Human Factors
  • SHARON ELLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Volunteer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2014, number: 1158312
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2013, number: 08601291
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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: 9 days late,
Main office

Iveshead School Campus(C/o College)
FOREST STREET
SHEPSHED
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 9DB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF ALL LOCAL CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECT THE TOY LIBRARY SHALL AIM:I. TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EARLIEST AGE OF ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH ALL FORMS OF PLAY ACTIVITY. II.TO LEND TO THEM THE BEST AVAILABLE TOYS.III.TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AS APPROPRIATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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