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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS 

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for group play in which parents can participate where appropriate. In the interests of social welfare to provide recreational facilities for the inhabitants of Ipswich so that the conditions of life may be improved.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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
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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
31/03/23£85£81£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£47£61£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£77£48£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£90£81£9n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£76£59£17n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£74£65£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£48£45£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£32£50£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£22£51£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£57£58£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£61£55£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£84£55£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£52£44£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£43£48£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£45£48£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£51£42£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£28£40£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£17£39£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£17£31£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£12£27£-15£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.ipswichplaybus.org.uk

playbus@btinternet.com

01473221521

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£208,821
Masonic Trust£12,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£6,500
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Suffolk Community Foundation£5,000
Henry Smith Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£98,049 01/12/2023
This project will deliver community playbus activities for children and young people experiencing deprivation in Ipswich, leading to increased confidence, decreased isolation and improved ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 18/09/2023
towards operating costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Our new Playbus
£10,000 08/09/2023
The funding will be used to decorate and furnish the play bus to include a slide and sand pit providing families in different areas of the community to engage in free play socialise and meet new ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,000 07/02/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Suffolk Community Foundation - Playbus running costs
£5,000 25/09/2019
Towards continuing to run sessions in the Kelly Road area of Ipswich.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£5,000 31/08/2019
12
towards one year's running costs of a playbus providing play facilities for children and their families in a deprived area of Ipswich, Suffolk
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 30/06/2019
To fund play sessions
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£110,772 26/06/2019
36
The project will provide playbus sessions for children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation. The project will increase confidence, reduce social isolation and develop communication ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£7,000 21/03/2018
12
Towards providing playbus visits in Griffin Wharf in Ipswich.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£7,000 14/03/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a Playbus providing play sessions for pre school children and their families in Suffolk
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ipswich Community Playbus
£3,000 12/09/2013
towards one year's running costs of a project that provides play activities for pre-school children and their families in Suffolk
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/1979, number: 278061
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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR08: 3 days late, AR07: 28 days late, AR06: 6 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 382 days late,
Main office

IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS
7 Constantine Road
IPSWICH
IP1 2DL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR GOUP PLAY AND WHOSE PARENTS CAN PARTICIPATE WHERE APPROPRIATE. IN THE INERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS OF IPSWICH SO THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IPSWICH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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