Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: -13

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3
Dormant: -10

Submission defaults: -10
2 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -18

PARC (ESSEX)

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN IN ESSEX BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPERVISED RECREATION, PRE SCHOOL SERVICES, RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND FOR THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF SUCH CHILDREN, SO THAT THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH CHILDREN MAY BE IMPROVED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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
Why are there only 2 trustees?
Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/05/20		£615	£641	£-26	£32	£419	£62	1.2	65	8
31/05/19		£677	£717	£-40	£41	£445	£59	1	74	4
31/05/18	*	£713	£812	£-99	£26	£465	£68	1	77	50
31/05/17		£753	£824	£-70	£47	£564	£110	1.6	72	50
31/05/16		£719	£797	£-77	£22	£634	£129	1.9	78	45
31/05/15		£689	£722	£-33	£25	£825	£141	2.3	31	0
31/05/14		£752	£721	£31	£30	£858	£159	2.6	33	0
31/05/13		£703	£688	£15	£95	£827	£107	1.9	33	0
31/05/12		£587	£616	£-30	£35	£813	£66	1.3	30	0
31/05/11		£657	£583	£73	£13	£842	£57	1.2	11	0
31/05/10		£445	£363	£81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/09		£378	£262	£116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/08		£507	£232	£275	£29	£572	£69	3.6	5	0
31/05/07		£375	£198	£177	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/06		£121	£113	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/05	*	£86	£73	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/04	*	£66	£32	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 27 years

www.parc-essex.co.uk

info@parc-essex.co.uk

01376528999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Essex Community Foundation	£45,670
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,930
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to PARC
£7,000	07/04/2022	towards life skills courses for children and young people with SEND in Braintree
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to PARC
£5,000	27/01/2022	towards salary costs of a charity in Braintree working with children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Skills Sustainability
£9,930	05/11/2021	The funding will be used to facilitate a number of life skills courses that run over the six weeks of a school half term. The project aims to help service users find their place in the world and build vital skills.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - PARC (Essex) - 19/08/21
£1,500	07/09/2021	Core Funding
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to PARC
£10,000	21/08/2020	to continue online and telephone support and to reopen the centre supporting children with additional needs and their families during COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Personal and Self Help Skills Course
£3,312	09/12/2019 1	To run a course developing personal and self help skills for young people with additional needs or disabilities across Mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Charity Retail Outlet Mentorship Programme
£20,358	06/12/2019 11	To employ a full time mentor to oversee a work experience programme for adults with additional needs at a charity shop in Braintree
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/05/2019	Core Costs 2019
Essex Community Foundation - Core Costs Young People 2018/19
£5,000	13/09/2018 11	To support a mentoring project around an Outlet shop in Braintree for young people with additional needs
Essex Community Foundation - PARC Charity Outlet – Giving disadvantaged young people a chance to succeed.
£8,424	20/03/2018 12	To employ a mentor position at a charity shop providing work experience for young people with additional needs
Essex Community Foundation - Attention Autism course for Under 5's Children with Additional Needs
£5,108	07/02/2018 11	To run a pilot series of Attention Autism courses for families with children under five who have additional needs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	19/12/2017	Main Grants award
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Parc (Essex)
£61,839	14/06/2017 36	Three year continuation funding for activity sessions and trips for 510 disabled 0-18 year olds in Braintree. The project aims to increase children’s choice, encourage healthier lifestyles and to support families.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to PARC (Essex)
£45,300	11/09/2014 36	towards three years' salary of a Job Share Shop Mentor at a project providing family support and play opportunities for disabled children and young adults in Essex
Sport England - PARC Dance and Movement Club
£3,731	05/06/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'PARC Dance and Movement Club'. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to PARC (Essex)
£29,100	28/03/2013	PARC supports disabled young people. Their charity shop provides supported volunteering to young disabled people moving into adulthood. They gain self confidence, work skills, access to accredited training and are supported into employment.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-74

ASHLEY WEBB Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

CHRISTOPHER JAMES MCCANN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/1997, number: 1065854
Registered at Companies House on 19/05/1997, number: 03372665

Gift Aid

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; AR18: 17 days late, AR05: 140 days late, AR04: 28 days late,

Main office

GREAT NOTLEY COUNTRY PARK
GREAT NOTLEY
BRAINTREE
ESSEX
CM77 7FS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN BRAINTREE, CHELMSFORD MALDEN AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPERVISED RECREATION, PRE SCHOOL SERVICES, RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND FOR THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF SUCH CHILDREN, SO THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH CHILDREN MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAINTREE, CHELMSFORD MALDON AND ELSEWHERE

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