Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE SUSSEX SNOWDROP TRUST

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust - Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,375,373 available, equivalent to 54 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£709	£526	£183	£32	£2,382	£2,375	54.2	3	36
31/03/22	£410	£520	£-110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/21	£312	£484	£-172	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/20	£391	£495	£-104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/19	£1,945	£486	£1,459	£26	£2,514	£2,504	61.8	4	40
31/03/18	£373	£446	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£333	£459	£-125	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£434	£415	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£356	£408	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£246	£411	£-165	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£640	£349	£290	£46	£1,231	£1,230	42.2	7	0
31/03/12	£421	£348	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£242	£284	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£226	£298	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£349	£285	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£318	£213	£105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£315	£233	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£209	£180	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£218	£141	£77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£182	£109	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 54.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com

office@snowdroptrust.com

01243572433

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

3 employees
36 volunteers

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

The Michael And Betty Little Trust	£120,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,350
Masonic Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Sussex Snowdrop Trust
£50,000	20/11/2022	Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families
National Lottery Community Fund - Family days out
£9,350	01/04/2022	This project will support families caring for children with life threatening or terminal illnesses. This project will fund days out to create memories and support siblings and parents affected by the ....more This project will support families caring for children with life threatening or terminal illnesses. This project will fund days out to create memories and support siblings and parents affected by the child's illness. Days out will help financially disadvantaged families. Petrol and food vouchers will also be provided to ensure they have no costs for the days. Families can choose from five different attractions to suit their child's needs.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Sussex Snowdrop Trust
£40,000	02/10/2021	Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Sussex Snowdrop Trust
£15,000	12/07/2020	Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Sussex Snowdrop Trust
£15,000	30/06/2019	Care at Home for local children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, providing nursing, emotional and financial support for the children and their families

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-80

DR MARCO CAVAROLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ANTHONY ROBERT JAGO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CAROLINE BECHELET-CARTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Leadership/Management Coach

DIANA MARIE LEVANTINE (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Housewife Retired Nurse

JAMES RICHARD TICKELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

NICHOLAS COCKRAM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director Retired

VALERIE SEDDON Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Voluntary Worker, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, UP MARDEN, THE VENIK TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2003, number: 1096622
Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2002, number: 04557686

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust
Unit E2-E3
William Booker Yard
The Street
Walberton
ARUNDEL

Objectives

(A) TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR CHILDREN OR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED FROM 0 — 19 YEARS WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; AND OF DEPENDANTS OF CARERS, BEING DEPENDANTS WHO ARE THEMSELVES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL WELFARE OF SUCH CARERS AND DEPENDANTS AS AFORESAID;(B) TO RELIEVE AND ALLEVIATE, AND TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OR ALLEVIATION OF ALL KINDS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT OR HANDICAP INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CARING, AMONGST CARERS, THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING AND HAVE CARED AND THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH CARERS;(C) TO SUPPORT, EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY, FAMILIES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN AN UNEXPECTED BEREAVEMENT OF A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON AGED FROM 0 19 YEARS.(D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AND THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS CLAUSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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