Overall GiG Score: 23 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 12
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

YELLOW SUBMARINE HOLIDAYS 

Yellow Submarine is an award-winning Oxfordshire charity that believes people with learning disabilities and autism deserve to live life to the full.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and a Community Foundation 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Established: 14 years
(15 years as a company)

http://www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk

hello@yellowsubmarine.org.uk

01865236199

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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
30/06/22£793£807£-14£1£347£3475.236120
30/06/21£805£670£134£0£361£3616.526120
30/06/20£796£794£2£3£227£2273.433126
30/06/19£900£965£-64£1£224£2242.840128
30/06/18£861£868£-7£1£289£289438127
30/06/17£789£704£85£0£296£2965320
30/06/16£780£648£133£1£211£2013.7330
30/06/15£422£382£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£291£289£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£187£172£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£95£81£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£44£40£4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 120 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

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
Henry Smith Charity£390,000
BBC Children in Need£101,737
DCMS£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Masonic Trust£60,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£210,000 05/12/2023
towards three years‘ continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing personal development and workplace training for adults with learning disabilities in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Traineeship-Group Grant-July 2023
£6,000 17/07/2023
The grant will be used towards a year's costs of the Yellow Submarine Traineeship programme. The Traineeship runs over 21 hours per week (4 days per week), for 18 months. Its capacity is currently 13 ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Yellow Submarine
£2,550 22/10/2022
Our social clubs and activity days for people with learning disabilities and autism enable them to combat social isolation, build confidence and friendships, boost life skills and develop resilience.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 22/04/2022
Yellow Submarine - running costs to support growth
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£96,300 03/02/2022
This project will provide after-school and holiday sessions and residential activities for learning disabled children and young people. Young people will improve their confidence, feel less isolated ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Oxford Launchpad
£4,500 09/12/2021
9
Grant to Yellow Submarine
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£50,000 08/09/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Yellow Submarine Holidays
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£5,437 30/11/2020
This project will provide group sessions for learning disabled children and young people. Children and young people will feel less isolated, improve their confidence and independence.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£180,000 16/09/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of an adult sheltered workplace training project providing supported work experience and training to people with learning disabilities or autism in Oxford.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 24/07/2020
Yellow Submarine - running costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000 17/07/2020
"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
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 10/02/2020
Grant to support young people with learning disabilities who have mental health needs.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Oxford Launchpad
£5,500 20/02/2019
11
This grant would be used to fund the Oxford Launchpad project - weekly evening sessions for 42 weeks per year (term time), and an additional 8 days of social activity spread across the school ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Transition to work for young people with learning disabilities
£64,000 20/11/2018
Transition to work for young people with learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Fighting fit with wheelchair sports
£7,590 08/11/2017
12
This project will deliver a range of wheelchair based sports for young people with disabilities to reduce isolation, and improve wellbeing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£74,310 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide holiday activities for disabled children and young people giving them the opportunity to have fun, feel less isolated, develop their independence and increase their ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£50,000 11/08/2017
24
providing a new cafe in Witney where young adults with learning disabilities will gain skills and experience to help them move into paid work and independent living. The grant will fund the salary ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£48,500 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Launchpad Project', a club in Oxford that provides support to young adults with learning disabilities who are leaving school or college
Comic Relief - Bridging the Gap
£100,254 25/11/2015
36
In Oxfordshire 90% of adults with learning disabilities are unemployed and don't have a place at a day-service; young people with learning disabilities leaving school face this bleak future. A grant ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£50,000 09/09/2015
24
providing a new cafe in Witney where young adults with learning disabilities will gain skills and experience to help them move into paid work and independent living. The grant will fund the salary ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Phase II
£23,600 04/08/2015
Capacity building of organisation
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Towards Sustainability
£45,000 12/01/2015
Improve life skills, education, employability and enterprise
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yellow Submarine Holidays
£20,000 26/04/2013
Yellow Submarine Holidays provides leisure and developmental activities for young people and adults with learning disabilities. It is developing a cafe in Oxford providing training and work ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-74
  • SUZANNE NEWPORT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant And Management Consultant
  • TOBY STAVELEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2010, number: 1136735
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/06/2008, number: 06619694
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE on 24/03/2022
Main office

Yellow Submarine
12 Park End Street
OXFORD
OX1 1HH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND HELP PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR CARERS BY PROVIDING ;A) SUPPORTED HOLIDAYS, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES.B) RESPITEC) VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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