Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

LITTLE PALS CHILDRENS CENTRE NURSERY LTD

To provide childcare for children aged between 6weeks to 5yrs old within the Tendring area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£766£726£40£0£446£3966.5342
31/03/23*£607£666£-59£0£405£1041.9322
31/03/22£516£511£6£0£463£1633.8333
31/03/21£521£445£76£0£457£1574.2314
31/03/20?*£401£399£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£151£448£-298n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£430£394£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£420£344£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£370£343£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£389£320£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£248£230£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£340£316£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£274£233£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£143£150£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 461.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

LittlePalsChildrensCentreNursery.co.uk

gill.littlepals@btconnect.com

01255687151

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£150,000
DCMS£50,246
BBC Children in Need£49,116
Essex Community Foundation£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Pals Community Preschool
£150,000 30/08/2023
Funding will be used to continue an early years pre-school provision service in Jaywick and West Clacton for families facing disadvantage. This includes offering transport food parcels and clothing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Little Pals Children's Centre Nursery
£45,000 26/05/2023
36
The project provides early years parent and baby sessions for families affected by poverty and deprivation in Jaywick. The activities will improve relationships, build essential skills, and increase self-esteem.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Little Pals Children's Centre Nursery
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£46,630 23/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Little Pals Children's Centre Nursery
£3,616 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund a four week school holiday programme for children from low income families who have missed key social interaction for their development due to Covid-19. The project will help them to improve their social skills in a ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Little Pals Children Centre Nursery
£1,500 11/06/2020
to support a food delivery service for vulnerable families in Jaywick and Clacton during COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,616 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Little Pals Children's Centre Nursery
£30,000 15/03/2019
36
The project will provide early years parent and baby sessions for families in Jaywick, affected by poverty and deprivation. The activities will improve relationships and increase essential skills and self-esteem.
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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: 35-70
  • DANIELLE BRODLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director
  • GILLIAN SMITH Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Head Of Nursery
  • KAREN ISGROVE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Operations
  • LAUREN KING MRS Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN ISGROVE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • STEPHEN SALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/06/2009, number: 1130074
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/03/2009, number: 06851649
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR23: 110 days late, AR20: 10 days late, AR14: 127 days late,
Main office

12 WASH LANE
CLACTON-ON-SEA
CO15 1UP

Objectives

THROUGH OPERATING A PRE-SCHOOL OR OTHER FACILITIES TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE WITHIN THE TENDRING DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:A 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 ABILITYB 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 AREASC INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

TENDRING DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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