Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

COLCHESTER TOY LIBRARY 

The toy library promotes the welfare and education of children through play. We provide a lending service of toys and play equipment to all children particularly those with additional needs A soft play area for families to bring their children to play We are open 3 days a week,and hold stay and play session during our opening times
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 33 years

https//colchestertoylibrary.wordpress.com

colchestertoylibrary@gmail.com

07533792874

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£11£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/22£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£16£14£2n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£5£10£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£17£11£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£5£13£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£33£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£51£39£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£39£40£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£44£42£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£39£42£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£59£60£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£59£68£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£102£54£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£84£85£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£113£95£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£82£91£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£86£97£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£98£74£24£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 9 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Colchester Toy Library
£5,035 23/02/2023
to help meet the rent of a small charity promoting the benefits of play for children in Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Colchester Toy Library
£660 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Colchester Toy Library
£6,600 27/01/2022
to help meet the rent and insurance costs of a small charity promoting the benefits of play for children including those with special needs
National Lottery Community Fund - Colchester Toy Library
£6,000 25/02/2020
11
The organisation will use the funding to help continue to keep the toy library open for another year. This will help to continue to provide a social activity for young children and their families in ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Core Funding for Rent and Insurance
£5,000 29/03/2019
11
Towards the volunteer costs and rent of a charity providing play and toy rental for families in Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Toy Library and New project Stay and Try Specialist Equipment Group
£6,000 28/04/2017
11
To support the running costs of the Colchester Toy Library and employment of two part-time specialist staff

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/1991, number: 1001733
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

lEE'S ROOM
PRETTYGATE LIBRARY
PRETTYGATE ROAD
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO3 4EQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS, BY THE PROVISION OF PLAY EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTION. TO PROMOTE THE SHARING, RESUSE AND RECYCLING OF TOYS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER & DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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