Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE PARASOL PROJECT 

The Parasol project supports disabled children and young people in accessing mainstream play and leisure activities.We also provide youth activities for disabled young people so that they can experience being a teenager independently of their parents.We run an inclusive dance group.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
Established: 28 years

www.parasolproject.org

info@parasolproject.org

01865742816

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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
31/03/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£349£264£84n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£295£331£-36n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/19£325£288£37n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£250£238£12£0£0£0n/a030
31/03/17£203£225£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£210£204£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£230£175£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£216£237£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£186£205£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£179£170£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£137£146£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£105£141£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£151£130£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£129£116£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£106£103£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£48£76£-28£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

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
Henry Smith Charity£110,400
Oxford City Council£19,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,940
DCMS£9,920
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£9,353
Wiltshire Community Foundation£5,000
True Colours Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 12/08/2022
Parasol Youth and Community Volunteering Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Northway Stronger Together Community Volunteering Project
£9,940 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to set up a local intergenerational volunteering project to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to provide a meaningful volunteering experience for ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Parasol Project
£110,400 10/02/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Youth Volunteer Programme for young people living with a disability in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Northway Community Partnership
£4,000 09/12/2021
12
Grant to The Parasol Project
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Virtual Parasol Activities
£2,772 28/01/2021
3
Zoom groups and care packages delivered to the vulnerable young people who rely on our services.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,920 17/08/2020
"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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Positive Non-Contact Activities
£2,581 12/05/2020
1
Advice & support - support our registered vulnerable users mental and physical wellbeing in this extremely challenging time
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Parasol Youth Volunteering Project
£5,000 29/04/2020
The Parasol Project provides indoor and outdoor play and activities in Oxford and wider, to promote educational, physical and mental wellbeing and, equal opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged ....more
True Colours Trust - Towards its Parasol ‘Plus’ project for disabled young people
£5,000 10/07/2019
Towards its Parasol ‘Plus’ project for disabled young people
Oxford City Council - Grant to Parasol Project
£4,500 01/04/2019
Funding awarded to contribute to school holiday activities
Oxford City Council - Grant to Parasol Project
£15,000 01/04/2019
Funding awarded for delivery of inclusive leisure and play activities for children and young people with disabilities
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Parasol Youth Volunteering Programme
£8,311 15/10/2018
12
We are seeking funding to support the expansion of our Parasol Youth Volunteering Programme for 40+ disabled and disadvantaged young people (10-25yrs) during 2019-20. Inclusivity and equal ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 25/07/2018
The Parasol Youth Volunteering Project
Oxford City Council - Grant to Parasol Project
£3,096 25/03/2018
Funding awarded for their young inclusive volunteers programme
Oxford City Council - Grant to Parasol Project
£5,973 25/03/2018
Funding awarded for their young peoples Summer volunteering project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Parasol Project
£72,600 14/03/2018
36
towards three years' salary of a youth volunteering programme for disabled young people in Oxfordshire
Oxford City Council - Grant to Parasol Project
£15,000 13/02/2018
Funding awarded for delivery of inclusive leisure and play activities for children and young people with disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - The Parasol Youth Volunteering Programme
£9,950 20/09/2017
12
The organisation will run a one year inclusive youth volunteering programme to help young people in challenging circumstances.
Oxford City Council - Grant to the Parasol Project
£15,000 09/02/2017
Funding was awarded to provide integrated paly, recreational and social opporutnity for children and young people with learning and or phycical disabilties in Oxford City
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/06/1996, number: 1055914
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR22: 12 days late, AR14: 319 days late, AR13: 267 days late, AR12: 357 days late, AR11: 723 days late, AR10: 104 days late, AR09: 354 days late, AR08: 739 days late, AR07: 1105 days late, AR04: 169 days late,
Main office

THE PARASOL PROJECT
TOWER PLAYBASE
MALTFIELD ROAD
NORTHWAY
OXFORD
OX3 0AJ

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; BEING FACILITIES: 1) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES COMPARABLE TO THEIR ABLE BODIED SIBLINGS AND CONTEMPORARIES. 2) WHICH WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL WELL BEING. 3) WHICH PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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