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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

GINGERBREAD COTTAGE PLAYGROUP 

The principal activity of the charity is the provision of childcare services primarily under statutory school age.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
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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
31/03/23£859£802£57£1£1,006£1,00615.1310
31/03/22£816£778£38£0£948£94814.6180
31/03/21£899£745£153£0£901£90114.5280
31/03/20£997£984£13£0£747£7479.1440
31/03/19£689£651£38£0£691£69112.7280
31/03/18£688£602£86£0£643£64312.8280
31/03/17£586£583£3£0£557£55711.5300
31/03/16£590£560£29£0£554£55411.9290
31/03/15£607£462£145£0£525£52513.6220
31/03/14*£533£436£97£6£380£38010.5220
31/03/13£433£349£84£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£190£180£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£171£119£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£125£121£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£138£114£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£109£113£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£106£74£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£97£75£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£73£87£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£77£57£20£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 15.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 17.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.gingerbreadcottageplaygroup.co.uk

info@gingerbreadnursery.co.uk

01162711165

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 31 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-40
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2001, number: 1087112
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2001, number: 04188412
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 57 days late, AR05: 22 days late,
Main office

Launde House Harborough Road
Oadby
LEICESTER
LE2 4LE

Objectives

OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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