Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

SPRINGBOARD PROJECT 

The Springboard Project works with children and young people with or without disabilities and their families by providing inclusive play and leisure opportunities.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 32 years

www.springboardproject.com

hello@springboardproject.com

01403218888

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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£400£353£47n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£355£332£23n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/21£413£330£83n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/20£375£321£54n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/19£453£494£-41n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/18£513£513£1£33£388£3087.2190
31/03/17£526£505£21£40£382£2967190
05/04/16£447£517£-70£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£494£533£-39£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£560£501£58£50£470£2395.7200
05/04/13£422£422£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£382£362£20£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£397£370£27£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£339£297£42£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£266£239£27£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£197£209£-12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£209£167£43£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£209£167£43£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£159£172£-13£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£150£134£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sutton, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund£313,419
Sussex Community Foundation£36,870
BBC Children in Need£17,853
Co-Operative Group£5,513
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard
£8,486 14/07/2023
Funding was provided to enable them to increase the capacity of sessions delivered for children and young people (CYP), aged 6-18 years, with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Springboard
£2,436 22/10/2022
We aim to educate children and young people to be inclusive and accepting of all. We will do this by buying inclusive dolls that represent everyone in the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stepping Stones
£313,419 14/01/2022
The funding will support aa new project Stepping Stones that will work with children and young people with disabilities aged 6-30 years and their families who live in Horsham Crawley Worthing and the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Springboard Project
£3,077 23/10/2021
We'll create a garden area with an outdoor eating space and pizza oven, as well as developing our facilities, equipment and resources for children with a disability and all children aged under six.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£10,000 16/07/2021
9
Funding was provided towards the costs of running their Worthing group.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Springboard Project
£17,853 30/11/2020
This project will provide group sessions for disabled children and young people. Children and young people will feel less isolation and improve their emotional wellbeing.
True Colours Trust - Support for disabled children at activity sessions – COVID19 response
£4,000 06/10/2020
Support for disabled children at activity sessions – COVID19 response
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£5,000 28/07/2020
Springboard supports disabled children, young people, and their families by delivering fun, supportive and inclusive short break sessions. Funding will be used to continue opening the garden and ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£4,884 18/05/2020
Springboard supports disabled children, young people, and their families by delivering fun, supportive and inclusive short break sessions. Springboard will support the opening of the garden, sensory ....more
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£2,640 28/02/2020
Springboard Movie Club
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£8,500 18/11/2019
11
Funding was provided towards the costs of running a service which works with disabled children aged 6-12.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£9,000 16/11/2018
12
Funding was provided for running ocsts associated with their Crawley group for disabled young people aged 12-18.
Sussex Community Foundation - Springboard Young Volunteer Programme
£5,000 16/11/2018
12
Funding was provided for volunteer training and development at thier site in Horsham.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Springboard Project
£4,444 29/11/2017
We want to provide exciting short breaks at weekends and during school holidays for disabled children aged 6-12 who live in Worthing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Springboard Project
£3,008 29/11/2017
We would like to buy more sensory toys and equipment for local disabled children at our play centre.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Project
£8,900 20/11/2017
12
Springboard works with disabled children, young people, and their families by providing inclusive leisure, education and support services. Funding was provided towards overall running costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Springboard Young Volunteer Programme
£4,962 17/11/2017
12
Springboard provides support to disabled children by providing sessions, activities, trips and breaks. Funding was provided towards running costs and volunteer development.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Springboard Project
£2,552 04/08/2017
We would like to purchase some new sensory equipment to support families with a disabled child, creating more opportunities to play.
National Lottery Community Fund - Springboard Project Sensory Room Refurbishment
£6,168 03/05/2017
12
This project will refurbish the group's sensory room, which has become old and dilapidated, ensuring it remains a safe place for vulnerable users.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Springboard Project
£55,154 09/02/2017
36
This project will provide a Saturday Club and holiday sessions for disabled children and young people. Children will increase their social skills, become more independent and make new friends.
London Catalyst - Springboard Project - 1
£3,000 19/02/2014
SMILE peer mentoring group for disabled young people in Sutton enabling access to social/recreational opportunities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-75
  • ALAN VALLON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • AMY BLICK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • RORY CHURCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director
  • SARAH PRITCHARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Local Authority Commissioning Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1992, number: 1014270
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/09/1992, number: 02744192
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; AR06: 185 days late,
Main office

The Springboard Project
52 Hurst Road
Horsham
RH12 2EP

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AT HORSHAM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTIES OF SUSSEX, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE AND KENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958 FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BUT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ANY MEANS WHICH ARE CHARITABLE AT LAW. B) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES C) TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH EDUCATION TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF PHYSICALLY AND/OR MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS AND TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC D) TO OPERATE ONE OR MORE TOY LIBRARIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUSSEX, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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