Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE UNIVERSITY NURSERY PARENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

To provide a caring environment where high quality play and education are used to stimulate and encourage the intellectual, physical and emotional development of the pre-school children of the officers, staff and students of Bristol University or of other persons.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/04/23£795£799£-4£2£217£2173.3260
30/04/22£707£668£39£1£221£2214260
30/04/21£642£659£-17£1£182£1823.3270
30/04/20£716£711£4£1£199£1993.42710
30/04/19£687£711£-25£1£194£1923.2297
30/04/18£681£674£7£0£219£1893.4240
30/04/17£698£660£39£0£212£1823.3240
30/04/16£666£626£40£0£174£1743.3280
30/04/15£573£533£40£3£136£1363.1210
30/04/14£534£517£16£3£96£962.2220
30/04/13£482£491£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£487£465£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11?£345£372£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£410£466£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£411£434£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£411£434£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£415£399£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£399£354£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£380£329£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£339£292£47£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 42 years

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/nursery/

university-nursery@bristol.ac.uk

01179276077

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 26 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-55
  • LARA ALLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pg Population Health And Science
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1982, number: 283949
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/1981, number: 01579720
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

34 St. Michaels Park
BRISTOL
BS2 8BW

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECT IS TO PROVIDE AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES AND PREMISES FOR THE EDUCATION,RECREATION, CARE AND BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN, OFFICERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OR OF OTHER PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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