Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY LIMITED

To advance the education of and to provide care facilities of children of school age via the provision of recreational and leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare and thereby to improve the conditions of their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Established: 16 years

www.hullchildrensuniversity.com

Rosanna.James@hull.ac.uk

01482 466045

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£699	£659	£40	£14	£345	£243	4.4	17	151
31/03/21		£660	£644	£16	£7	£305	£287	5.3	13	267
31/03/20		£572	£574	£-2	£61	£290	£269	5.6	11	267
31/03/19		£468	£468	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	253
31/03/18		£431	£408	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	126
31/03/17		£418	£416	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£406	£389	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£321	£307	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£235	£256	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£389	£188	£201	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£166	£166	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£110	£106	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£124	£118	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£129	£99	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

17 employees
151 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£120,000
BBC Children in Need	£28,331
National Lottery Community Fund	£27,507
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Children in Care programme
£10,000	06/12/2022	Funding will be used to deliver tailored learning experiences to children and young people in care. This bbuilds on other activities that the organisation is already doing with young people in care.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	04/03/2022	Main Grants award
BBC Children in Need - Grant to THE HULL C.U. LTD
£28,331	31/01/2022	This project will deliver a programme of social, emotional and personal development activities for Looked After Children in Hull and the East Riding to increase self-confidence, improve social skills ....more This project will deliver a programme of social, emotional and personal development activities for Looked After Children in Hull and the East Riding to increase self-confidence, improve social skills and build life skills and aspirations.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bags of care
£9,850	08/10/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a range of fun challenging creative and learning activities for children who have been taken into care. It will also be used to provide each child with a case of ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of fun challenging creative and learning activities for children who have been taken into care. It will also be used to provide each child with a case of items intended to offer comfort and emotional support as well as a space in which to store their personal possessions. The project aims to support children to make a successful transition into care helping to improve their emotional wellbeing.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Hull Children's University - 16/12/20
£1,500	13/01/2021	Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	02/10/2020	Core Costs
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid-19
£10,000	01/07/2020	Funding to provide educational parcels to over 300 children in Hull that are already behind in their education and further disengaging throughout this crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for vulnerable children during Covid 19 emergency
£9,987	15/05/2020 4	The funding will be used to provide activity and educational packs for vulnerable children within the local area. The project aims to provide support and learning materials to help them stay engaged ....more The funding will be used to provide activity and educational packs for vulnerable children within the local area. The project aims to provide support and learning materials to help them stay engaged with education whilst also providing resources to help children explore and work through their emotional fears during the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building a Family
£7,670	09/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide activities that will help young people bond and form a team. The project aim is for the young people to learn to work together and form a support network to help ....more The funding will be used to provide activities that will help young people bond and form a team. The project aim is for the young people to learn to work together and form a support network to help them as they move from care into independent living.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	29/04/2019	Core
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	02/10/2017	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Children in Care Project
£9,840	13/09/2017 12	The group will provide children in care with access to educational, cultural and social activities, raising their aspirations and motivation to provide positive changes in their lives.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	06/06/2017	WCA 2017-2018 Cohort
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Hull CU Ltd
£28,369	10/05/2017 36	This project will deliver extra-curricular activities to young people who are looked after in Hull. The project will help young people to develop increased aspirations, confidence and social skills.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the salary of the Looked After Care Coordinator
£1,500	06/08/2015	Towards the salary of the Looked After Care Coordinator to help children in care experience local, regional and national activities to boost their education and widen their social experiences.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-72

ANDREW GARY HOLMES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Lecturer

ANITA FOY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Managing Director

ANTONIO TOMBANANE Appointed: 2021

JANET ADAMSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeships: ARTLINK CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ARTS, TEETH TEAM LIMITED, HULL SCRAPSTORE,

LEIGH CATHRYN HUDSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Consultant

MIKE JACKSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Professor

RICHARD FIELD (Chair), Occupation: Solicitor

RONALD WILLIAM DICKINSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

RUTH MARIE TRUELOVE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Finance And Administration Manager

SUSAN JOHNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Investment Manager

WENDY NEWMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self Employed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2008, number: 1124329
Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2007, number: 06368105

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR14: 0 days late,

Main office

Hull Children's University
Swale House
246 Cottingham Road
HULL
HU6 7RS

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND PROVIDE CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.3.2 TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3.3 TO FURTHER ANY OTHER PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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