Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    QUIRKY KIDS

    To relieve the needs of children and young people who have a disability, their families, carers and friends residing in Nuneaton, Bedworth and the surrounding area by the provision of therapeutic play, and leisure time and recreational facilities and spaces
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers 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 Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/10/24£19£10£9n/a
    31/10/23£14£7£6n/a
    31/10/22£7£8£-1n/a
    31/10/21£8£3£5n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 4 years

    robbins885@btintenret.com

    07790644038

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Coventry City, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Warwickshire,
    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Quirky Kids Groups and Events
    £8,900 06/01/2023
    The funding will be used to offer support groups and events for families with children or young people and adults with a disability. The project aims to reduce isolation for families with vulnerable children and assist them in mixing into the ....more
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to QUIRKY KIDS
    £1,250 27/09/2021
    PURPOSE To relieve the needs of children and young people 0 to 25 years old who have a disability, their families, carers and friends residing in Nuneaton, Bedworth and the surrounding area by the provision of therapeutic play, and leisure time and ....more
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to QUIRKY KIDS
    £2,021 13/05/2021
    In order to provide a weekly session of Zumba for children with disabilities

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • CATHERINE JANE ROBBINS (Chair) Appointed: 2017
    • HAZEL VALERIE MAINWARING Appointed: 2017
    • JULIE ANN HODGE Appointed: 2017
    • LEON PETER ROBBINS Appointed: 2017
    • MARYELLEN MCDOWALL Appointed: 2020
    • NAOMI OCONNOR Appointed: 2017
    • STEPHEN MCDOWALL Appointed: 2021
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2020, number: 1192013
    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
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    9 Kendal Close
    NUNEATON
    Warwickshire
    CV11 6ES

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY, THEIRFAMILIES, CARERS AND FRIENDS RESIDING IN NUNEATON, BEDWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC PLAY, AND LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SPACES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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