Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

KIDS CAN ACHIEVE LIMITED 

KCA aims to improve lives of children with ADHD, Autism and a range of associated difficulties. We support children & families. Our primary strategy is learning and development through play therapy. We offer school time respite, holiday schemes, after school clubs and family support at our centre and in schools and design our care package to suit the individual's needs and adjust as needs change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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 are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£615£598£18£4£97£901.8160
31/03/22£473£513£-40n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£475£471£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£504£522£-18£10£116£1142.6140
31/03/19£635£645£-10£5£134£1342.5160
31/03/18£594£600£-6£6£144£1442.9160
31/03/17£670£648£21£19£150£1502.8160
31/03/16£856£955£-99£23£129£1291.6210
31/03/15£899£922£-23£44£309£3013.9250
31/03/14£988£1,046£-57£46£332£3323.8360
31/03/13£777£808£-31£22£390£951.4290
31/03/12*£1,123£827£296£8£421£490.7310
31/03/11£799£828£-29£7£124£570.8490
31/03/10£664£659£4£9£153£781.4490
31/03/09*£542£451£90£23£148£932.5490
31/03/08£372£359£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£351£338£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£291£290£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£158£167£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£154£112£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 86%
Liabilities/Income: 100%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.kidscanachieve.co.uk

info@kidscanachieve.co.uk

02089687376

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 16 employees

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
City Bridge Trust£183,600
John Lyon's Charity£78,900
Wates Foundation£20,000
DCMS£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,681
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kids Can Achieve (KCA)
£2,351 21/10/2023
We would like to buy sensory toys and equipment to support children with learning disabilities including children with multiple and profound learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.
Wates Foundation - KCA - Core Costs RWF May 2023
£20,000 17/05/2023
We are requesting for this funding to go towards the salary of our Centre Manager and core running costs including towards our utility bills, insurance, rent and general building running costs. Kids ....more
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Kids Can Achieve
£3,900 15/06/2021
Summer holidays Out and About
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kids Can Achieve
£3,302 24/10/2020
We would like to provide therapy and counselling sessions for young people with disabilities and their families, to improve their wellbeing.
True Colours Trust - Towards cleaning costs and uniforms – COVID19 response
£5,000 06/10/2020
Towards cleaning costs and uniforms – COVID19 response
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 11/08/2020
"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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kids Can Achieve
£183,600 26/03/2020
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£183,600 over three years (£60,000; £61,200; £62,400) towards the salary of one F/t Family Worker; individual and family therapy sessions and a contribution to building and organisational running ....more
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Kids Can Achieve
£75,000 11/03/2020
36
Families Can Achieve
National Lottery Community Fund - Out and About
£9,681 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to organise holiday schemes for children and young people with severe disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Haven Project
£414,769 20/04/2016
36
This project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families and adults affected by autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD and other related conditions. Activities ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Haven Project
£271,253 15/08/2012
36
This expanding project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and related conditions. The project will provide ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 60-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2003, number: 1096796
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/12/2002, number: 04606116
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
  • 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
  • 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; AR12: 2 days late, AR09: 19 days late, AR04: 200 days late,
Main office

Cedars Hall
Chicheley Road
Harrow Weald
Middlesex
HA3 6QH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY OR OTHER ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF PLAY, THERAPY, REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW ,HILLINGDON, BRENT AND BARNET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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