Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

CHILDREN'S RESPITE TRUST

The Children's Respite Trust provides respite for disabled children and support for their families. In doing so, the Trust first makes sure that families receive the state support to which they are entitled through its advocacy service before then arranging support through community based carers or day-care at the Trust's respite Centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 13 years

www.crtcharity.org

info@crtcharity.org

01825817417

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£314	£285	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£259	£244	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/21		£197	£179	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/20		£148	£143	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/19		£192	£186	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/18	*	£104	£112	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£115	£105	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£75	£65	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£58	£62	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£64	£57	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£32	£36	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£17	£17	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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	£213,330
Sussex Community Foundation	£13,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
True Colours Trust	£8,000
DCMS	£7,870

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's Respite Trust
£8,500	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards core costs, including rent and utilities.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Children's Respite Trust - 01/09/21
£1,000	21/09/2021	Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	26/02/2021	Revenue Grant - The Children's Respite Centre
True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of its Early Years Service
£8,000	20/01/2021	Towards the costs of its Early Years Service
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,870	02/07/2020	"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."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Children's Respite Trust
£4,500	21/04/2020	The Trust provides respite care for disabled children and support for their families. Assists families in getting statutory support, provides carers in the home and also funds breaks to private ....more The Trust provides respite care for disabled children and support for their families. Assists families in getting statutory support, provides carers in the home and also funds breaks to private respite centres. Funding for a Support worker salary for 3 months giving respite care to children of key worker parents.
National Lottery Community Fund - East Sussex Children's Respite Centre
£213,330	01/07/2019 60	The organisation will use funding to cover staff costs to provide free respite care and support to disabled children and their families.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children's Respite Trust
£11,550	19/11/2018	We want to turn the old Friday Ad print-works into a day centre for disabled children
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Children's Respite Trust
£8,700	31/08/2018	refurbishment and purchase of play equipment for a charity which works with children with disabilities in East Sussex
National Lottery Community Fund - The East Sussex Children's Respite Centre
£10,000	26/03/2018 12	The project will create a respite centre and youth services for children with disabilities and their families. This will ensure there are regular respite activities which the local community can ....more The project will create a respite centre and youth services for children with disabilities and their families. This will ensure there are regular respite activities which the local community can benefit from.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-50

ANNE-MARIE FOWLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

DAVID BECK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Mortgage Advisor

KATHERINE DAVIES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Teacher

RICHARD BUSHNELL Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Managing Director

VERITY HAWKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Administrator

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2011, number: 1140277
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/2010, number: 07434896

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR18: 51 days late, AR17: 0 days late,

Main office

140A High Street
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 1QR

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RESPITE, RELIEF, ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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