Finance Score: -19
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -30 ?

PUDDLEDUCKS UNDER FIVES 

Community Pre-school playgroup offering pre-school education to children aged 2.5 to 5 years of age. The group also offers full school day places.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 30 years

www.puddleducksunderfives.co.uk

puddleducksunderfives@yahoo.co.uk

01952872080

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
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
31/08/20£119£105£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£119£109£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£102£108£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£101£115£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£97£102£-5£0£0£0n/a01
31/08/15£95£96£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£108£89£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£98£90£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12?£84£81£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£92£94£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£103£88£15£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09*£82£80£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£86£83£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£69£65£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£68£56£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£56£58£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£50£50£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/1994, number: 1037296
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
17 returns made; AR19: 38 days late, AR18: 255 days late, AR17: 620 days late, AR16: 112 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR09: 381 days late, AR07: 292 days late, AR06: 31 days late,
Main office

31 Monastery Close
Lawley Village
TELFORD
Shropshire
TF4 2GP

Objectives

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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