Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

WIRRAL FUND FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN LIVING IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE WIRRAL NHS PCT BY THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL OR CARE EQUIPMENT, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SKILLS ENHANCEMENT OR DEVELOPMENTAL EQUIPMENT AND ACTIVITIES. AT TIMES WE ALSO HELP THE FAMILIES OF IN NEED CHILDREN WITH FOR EXAMPLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS, SHORT BREAKS, TRAVEL AND TRAINING COSTS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile 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
31/12/22£9£2£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£19£10£9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£32£15£17n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/18£25£16£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£22£16£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£27£14£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£22£12£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£7£16£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£8£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£11£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£19£13£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£11£8£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/06/1987, number: 518771
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 247 days late,
Main office

35 Ravenswood Road
Wirral
CH61 6UA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG CHILDREN WHO ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION OF ANY DESCRIPTION AND WHO NORMALLY RESIDE IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE WIRRAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF PLAYING EQUIPMENT, ESSENTIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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