Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

CIRENCESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP LIMITED

We welcome every child and their family from birth to 4 years. We provide Early Intervention support, as well as our Early Years education Pre-school programme. We also offer a variety of group sessions for children to attend with their parents, as well as offering parenting support. With specialisms in supporting children with additional needs and those who may be vulnerable.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/08/23		£231	£252	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£209	£242	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£237	£221	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£230	£197	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£189	£199	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£206	£197	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£209	£198	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£162	£182	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£289	£92	£197	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.opportunity-group.co.uk

cog@opportunity-group.co.uk

01285659117

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

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

Barnwood Trust	£33,791
DCMS	£12,668
BBC Children in Need	£3,920
Co-Operative Group	£2,627

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Barnwood Trust - Access Audits
£1,440	08/12/2022	ReciteMe accessibility software for website
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cirencester Opportunity Group
£2,627	22/10/2022	We will cook a two-course hot lunch each weekday for vulnerable children to provide nutrition and to combat food poverty. We will provide surplus food parcels to families too for meal times.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cirencester Opportunity Group
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£31,106	18/07/2022 36	Support with running costs for three years
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£1,245	25/05/2021	Learning programme for very young children
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,248	03/08/2020	"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."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cirencester Opportunity Group
£3,420	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund additional technology and cleaning costs required due to limitations and restrictions of covid-19 and support children on the autism spectrum isolated at home.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,420	22/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cirencester Opportunity Group
£45,563	23/10/2018 36	TThis project will provide a weekly musical learning programme for disabled children. By taking part in the sessions the children will make new friends, improve communciation skills and reach key development milestones.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-65

GAYNOR ELIZABETH HUTTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

HUGH WILLIAM YARROW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Portfolio Manager & Executive Chair

JANE BURR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

KEVIN TRAISH (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Strategic Leader

MATTHEW JAMES HOOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Infrastructure & Service Delivery Ict

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2015, number: 1160184
Registered at Companies House on 09/09/2014, number: 09210771

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
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
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; AR18: 106 days late,

Main office

Cirencester Opportunity Group
Beeches Road
CIRENCESTER
GL7 1BW

Objectives

TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN SO THAT THEY CAN FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL IN AN INTEGRATED, STIMULATING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE GROUP WILL:A) PROVIDE A PLAY-BASED CURRICULUM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN AT A DEDICATED CENTRE;B) FOSTER MUTUAL HELP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN;C) PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND OUTREACH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHERE THIS IS IN THE CHILDREN'S INTEREST.

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