Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

UNIQUE KIDZ & CO 

To advance the social and play opportunities of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities and to include their siblings.We do this by providing After School Clubs, Holiday Clubs, Daytime Support, Stay and Play Sessions, Siblings Groups and Youth Clubs. All the sessions take place at the charities rented premises, Unique Kidz and Co Woodhill Lane Morecambe LA4 4NW.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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 age

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£542£489£53£45£609£60414.82924
31/03/22£492£407£86n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£458£302£157n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/20£456£364£92n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£351£329£21n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£347£267£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£311£264£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£247£257£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£251£267£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£258£257£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£248£242£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12?£87£103£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£213£194£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£173£133£40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 14.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 14
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.uniquekidzandco.org.uk

info@uniquekidzandco.org.uk

01524831132

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 24 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
BBC Children in Need£185,960
DCMS£42,853
Co-Operative Group£5,151
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£1,454 21/10/2023
We'd like to buy accessible fitness equipment for disabled children and young adults to use to improve their health and wellbeing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£117,210 03/02/2022
This project will deliver afterschool, holiday and Stay & Play sessions for disabled children and young people across Morecambe, and their siblings. These activities will result in increased ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£3,697 24/10/2020
We would like to buy some bikes and trikes, suitable for disabled children and young people, so they can experience the fun of cycling.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£68,750 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver a toy library, plus online support for disabled children and young people who are isolated at home in Morecambe due to Covid-19. This will improve young people's ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£33,558 30/06/2020
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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,295 23/06/2020
"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
Woodward Charitable Trust - Staff/travel costs costs for young disabled adults attending local gym
£1,000 12/11/2018
Towards staff costs and travel costs for young disabled adults attending the local gym.
National Lottery Community Fund - 4Ever Unique horseriding therapy project
£9,995 23/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a horse riding project, enabling disabled children and young people to participate in regular horse riding lessons, stable management and equine therapy activities. ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£2,954 29/11/2017
We would love a large canopy installed outside in our playground so our children can have access to the outdoors to play in all weathers.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Unique Kidz and Co
£117,299 09/02/2017
36
After school and holiday clubs for young people with additional needs and their siblings living in Morecambe to build friendships, increase confidence and develop life skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Unique Kidz & Co
£20,000 17/08/2012
the salary of the Programme and Team Leader and training costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2009, number: 1131652
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2009, number: 06820293
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
  • 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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unique Kidz & Co
Woodhill Lane
MORECAMBE
LA4 4NW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO' ADVANCE THE SOCIAL AND PLAY OPPORTUNITIES OFCHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES,INCLUDING THEIR SIBLINGS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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