Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

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:

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 15 years

LittlePalsChildrensCentreNursery.co.uk

gill.littlepals@btconnect.com

01255687151

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/22		£516	£511	£6	£0	£463	£163	3.8	33	3
31/03/21		£521	£445	£76	£0	£457	£157	4.2	31	4
31/03/20	*	£401	£399	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£421	£431	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£151	£448	£-298	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£430	£394	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£420	£344	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£370	£343	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£389	£320	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£248	£230	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£340	£316	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£274	£233	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£143	£150	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 124.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

33 employees
3 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£150,000
DCMS	£50,246
BBC Children in Need	£3,616
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.
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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
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 ....more 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 safe environment.
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 ....more 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 on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
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 ....more 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.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69

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

RON BRODLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Store Manager

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

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

13 returns made; 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

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