Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 27 ?

SPRINGBOARD OPPORTUNITY GROUP 

Springboard's aim is to support children with additional needs and disabilities from birth to 5 years and their families in North Somerset. Our services take place at purpose-built centres in Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, and in the South Weston area. Springboard also provides an Early Years Inclusion Service and Family Support Service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 31 years

www.springboardweb.org.uk

info@springboardweb.org.uk

01275341113

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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
31/08/22£671£622£49£1£429£4288.34015
31/08/21£590£585£4£1£380£3717.63915
31/08/20£523£519£4£0£375£3678.53920
31/08/19£499£545£-46n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/08/18£523£531£-8£23£418£1473.34441
31/08/17£498£548£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£458£552£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£493£471£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£421£437£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£423£422£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£412£405£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£447£427£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£490£384£106£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£434£374£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£464£337£126£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£438£319£119£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£462£282£181£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£293£269£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£252£251£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 40 employees
  • 15 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£176,517
Henry Smith Charity£154,500
BBC Children in Need£128,014
Quartet Community Foundation£61,060
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
DCMS£16,336
Co-Operative Group£10,495
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£90,000 06/10/2023
This project will provide specialist early years intervention sessions for disabled children in preparation for school. The activities will help them to develop their communication skills, improve ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£100 06/07/2023
Jane Falkander Award for individual volunteer. Nominated by Springboard as part of NSCP Grants Programme
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£15,960 22/06/2023
To fund Family Practitioner Support hours for families of children with disabilities aged birth to 5.
National Lottery Community Fund - Springboard Early Years Autism Hub
£176,517 31/05/2023
The funding will be used to support pre-school children with additional needs and disabilities in North Somerset. This grant would be used to deliver specialist early learning and interventions and ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£5,000 09/11/2022
Towards equipping a new Early Years Autism Hub, an expansion of Springboard's pilot programme. This hub will meet the complex learning and communication needs of young autistic children.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Springboard Opportunity Group - 29/09/22
£3,000 24/10/2022
Core Funding
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£20,000 11/07/2022
towards core costs as the charity expands to meet demand (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£5,000 26/10/2021
11
To continue to provide family support and 'Stay & Play' sessions for the benefit of disabled children.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Springboard Opportunity Group - 06/09/21
£1,500 21/09/2021
Core Funding
Quartet Community Foundation - 2 x Part time Senior Practitioner Salaries
£20,000 08/07/2021
11
Towards the salaries of 2 part time (30 / 20 hours per week) Senior Practitioners at Weston and South Weston Centres.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£2,608 24/10/2020
We would like to provide outings in the local community, for children attending our Weston, South Weston and Worle Centres.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£3,216 24/10/2020
Increase the range of healthy snack options offered to children with disabilities within sessions and use different food for sensory play.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£10,000 08/09/2020
For core costs to provide stability as Springboard recovers from the impact of Coronavirus, in order to maintain levels of support to young disabled children and their families in North Somerset.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 08/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£154,500 12/08/2020
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towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing play and learning experiences and support, information and advice to children with additional needs and disabilities and their families ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,336 22/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£5,000 09/07/2020
To continue the group's remote support to families and restore levels of support to young disabled children and their families in North Somerset disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 13/03/2020
Springboard - towards the future
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£4,670 15/11/2019
We would like to provide Makaton training for our volunteers, parents and siblings, to help children with disabilities communicate better.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£38,014 26/06/2019
36
This project will provide holiday playschemes for very young disabled children and their siblings. Children will improve their life and social skills and have better family relationships.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 11/10/2018
Springboard:towards the future
National Lottery Community Fund - Earlier The Better
£8,780 17/01/2018
12
The funding will be used to establish a network of child-minders who specialise in the care of children with special educational needs and disabilities. The project includes training and peer support ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£27,000 18/07/2017
The third year of a 3 year grant towards running costs of the ''Springboard 4 Families' project, providing family support services to children up to 5 years with additional needs and disabilities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£26,300 31/08/2016
The second year of a 3 year grant towards running costs of the ''Springboard 4 Families' project, providing family support services to children up to 5 years with additional needs and disabilities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£78,400 11/06/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Springboard 4 Families' project, providing family support services to children up to five years old with additional needs and disabilities in north Somerset
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering families with young children with disabilities
£10,113 04/08/2014
12
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Springboard Opportunity Group
£16,700 29/07/2013
The charity works with the young disabled in North Somerset. It seeks funding for its development officer. She helps up to 100 young people per week to work with their peers, reduce their isolation ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1993, number: 1025787
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1993, number: 02844191
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 16 days late, AR10: 18 days late, AR06: 47 days late, AR05: 9 days late, AR04: 12 days late,
Main office

Springboard Opportunity Group
2a Princes Road
CLEVEDON
BS21 7SZ

Objectives

1) TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 2) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN AND/OR THEIR PARENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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