Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

CHILDCARE AND BUSINESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES 

CBCS acts as an umbrella organisation for voluntary run childcare. CBCS operates some childcare services direct - these include out of school care, playgroup provision and creche facilities - as well as a toy library service and payroll facilities for member childcare groups.
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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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*£1,823£1,819£4£0£504£4763.1586
31/03/21*£1,660£1,635£25£0£500£4783.5650
31/03/20*£2,082£2,082£0£0£475£4532.6800
31/03/19£1,862£1,742£120£0£475£4533.1780
31/03/18£1,731£1,851£-120£0£355£3332.2602
31/03/17£1,644£1,544£99£0£475£4533.5600
31/03/16*£1,209£1,110£99£0£375£3473.8400
31/03/15£1,222£1,190£32£988£276£2882.9310
31/03/14*£802£933£-131£0£244£2453.2260
31/03/13*£726£686£40£13£375£3365.9240
31/03/12£1,083£994£88£194£339£3564.3260
31/03/11£1,447£1,426£21£184£251£2251.9400
31/03/10£1,409£1,300£109£41£216£1771.6350
31/03/09£1,130£1,215£-85£39£93£1371.4450
31/03/08£1,301£1,279£22£38£178£1691.6130
31/03/07£1,301£1,248£53£11£156£940.9130
31/03/06£985£983£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£985£939£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£955£960£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 20.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.cbcservices.org.uk

info@cbcservices.org.uk

02077381958

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hammersmith And Fulham, Lambeth, Merton, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 58 employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-77
  • CAROL THURGOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Co-Ordinator (Family Centre)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2000, number: 1083895
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/08/2000, number: 04060959
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 83 days late, AR21: 8 days late, AR20: 26 days late, AR16: 17 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BROCKLEBANK NURSERY on 26/03/2021
Main office

Katherine Low Settlement
108 Battersea High Street
LONDON
SW11 3HP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 11 YEARS IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGHS AND TO ADVANCE PARENTING SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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