Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

BOSP BRIGHTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE 

Respite sessions and activities for children and young people with Special Needs both physical and learning.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 19 years

www.bosp.co.uk

enquiries@bosp.co.uk

01268553117

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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£500£421£79n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/22£464£402£62n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/21£394£331£62n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£344£313£31n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/19£357£314£44n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£349£307£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£304£284£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£213£266£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15?£270£315£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£306£262£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13*£209£193£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£170£194£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£232£203£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£187£179£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£119£115£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£130£106£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07*£56£70£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06£46£46£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of 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
Essex Community Foundation£148,489
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Masonic Trust£14,874
DCMS£11,839
Lloyds Bank Foundation£7,538
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£7,500 17/11/2022
to support the running of high-quality activities and respite care for young adults and families with children with complex disabilities or life-limiting conditions in Basildon during the winter ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 20/05/2022
Brighter Opportunities for Special People
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People - 05/04/22
£2,500 29/04/2022
Core Funding
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£20,000 07/04/2022
for the salary of a specialist support worker, working with children and young people with complex disabilities in Basildon
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£5,000 16/03/2022
Towards project costs supporting young people with disabilities by providing independence skills training: learning about money handling, travel, road awareness, communication and decision-making ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£13,250 10/03/2022
towards the cost of an activity coordinator for a charity working with disabled children in South Essex
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£15,000 03/12/2021
purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Essex
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£14,874 10/11/2021
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£300 23/09/2021
to purchase sensory items for a young person with sensory process disorder and Autism
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£59,914 02/08/2021
24
to continue a respite service for children with disabilities and life limiting illnesses who are unable to attend school during the pandemic and provide a family counselling service for parents and ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£500 16/06/2021
to purchase sensory equipment for a young boy with myotonic dystrophy to help aid his development at home
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£6,186 16/04/2021
for a continuation to the respite service for children with additional needs who are not able to return to school fulltime during COVID19, in Basildon, Brentwood and surrounding areas
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£20,189 06/10/2020
for a respite service for children with additional needs who are not able to return to school fulltime during COVID19, in Basildon, Brentwood and surrounding areas.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£3,150 17/09/2020
to upgrade IT equipment for an organisation supporting children with additional needs across Basildon throughout COVID19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£11,839 29/07/2020
"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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Brighter Opportunities Through Supported Play-BOSP
£7,538 23/07/2020
Grant to Brighter Opportunities Through Supported Play-BOSP meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People
£10,000 28/04/2020
towards salaries and overheads of an organisation supporting children with additional needs across Basildon throughout COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Out & About in the Community
£7,500 02/05/2019
7
To continue the provision of structured activities in the community by a Basildon based charity supporting children and young people with complex disabilities or a life-limiting illness
Essex Community Foundation - BOSP Services Support Administrator
£9,987 29/03/2019
11
To employ a part-time Services Administrator at a Pitsea based charity supporting children and young people with learning and physical disabilities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighter Opportunities Through Supported Play-BOSP
£71,731 27/03/2019
36
BOSP supports children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs through meaningful activities. The Skills for Life programme supports YP become more independent as they ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Out & About Club
£4,929 06/02/2018
11
For the provision of structured activities in the community by a Basildon based charity supporting children and young people with complex disabilities or a life-limiting illness
Essex Community Foundation - BOSP Activity Administrator
£9,899 21/11/2017
11
To employ a part-time Activity Administrator for a Basildon based charity supporting children and young people with learning and physical disabilities
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a buddy system
£500 15/11/2017
Towards the costs of a “buddy system” where more able users help younger disabled children develop soft skills.
True Colours Trust - towards its hydrotherapy swimming lessons
£3,500 30/03/2017
towards its hydrotherapy swimming lessons
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighter Opportunities Through Supported Play-BOSP
£66,206 10/06/2015
36
The charity supports families with a child or young adult with learning & physical disabilities. Working with parent carers as their child is moving into adult services will give them the support ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighter Opportunities Through Supported Play-BOSP
£29,400 29/06/2011
the salary costs of a Play Worker including activity costs, administration and overheads
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-78
  • KAREN ANN CLARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Send Specialist / Education Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2004, number: 1107392
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2004, number: 05284004
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR07: 50 days late,
Main office

THE BOSP OFFICE
Wat Tyler Country Park
Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea
BASILDON
SS16 4UH

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH PARTS OF BRENTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. THE TERN 'SPECIAL NEEDS' SHALL APPLY TO THOSE PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE OR EQUIVALENT.B) THE RELIEF OF PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND RESPITE IN SUCH PARTS OF BRENTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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Data Sources

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360 Giving
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