Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -8

THE JOAN TURNBULL OPPORTUNITY GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Provides theraputic play & education for babies & young children with special needs.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22	*	£5	£9	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£5	£1	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£34	£41	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£53	£58	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/18		£53	£64	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/12/17		£57	£59	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£57	£50	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£48	£52	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£51	£62	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£55	£70	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£76	£68	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£85	£83	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£42	£54	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£57	£59	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£49	£51	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£59	£49	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£64	£47	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£66	£36	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£57	£28	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 36 years

www.firstopportunities.co.uk

firstopps@hotmail.com

07791 183931

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to First Opportunities
£3,197	24/10/2020	We aim to expand our outreach and support work with the families of the children who attend the group.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensational Sensory Surroundings
£26,434	25/11/2010 12	The project will create an inside and outside sensory area for special needs children up to the age of five. A range of sensory toys and experiences will be provided to help children with their ....more The project will create an inside and outside sensory area for special needs children up to the age of five. A range of sensory toys and experiences will be provided to help children with their development and provide enjoyment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

CHRISTINE WOOLLEY Appointed: 2018

JENIFER GURD

MELANIE JANE ALARCON

RUTH HERROD Appointed: 2021

CATHERINE ANN DE HAUTEVILLE BOWELL (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY FRIENDS (FENWICK HOSPITAL LYNDHURST),

FIONA ELIZABETH MORGAN Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: BALLARD SCHOOL LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1988, number: 299671

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR04: 92 days late,

Main office

7 Forest Gardens
Lyndhurst
SO43 7AF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN BELOW STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION BY:I) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY, WHICH IS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD, IN WHICH PARENTS TAKE PART WHEN APPROPRIATE;II) TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS MAY GIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY;III) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEW FOREST DISTRICT

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