Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

BOOMERANG (NW) LIMITED

To provide facilities for recreation and/or other leisure time needs in the interests of social welfare in particular, but not exclusively, for children with special needs. This includes the provision of a multi-sensory and safe play environment with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 13 years

www.boomerangcentre.co.uk

01617644842

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
30/11/22		£238	£170	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/21		£88	£105	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/20		£112	£161	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/19		£153	£174	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/18	*	£150	£179	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/17		£146	£182	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/16		£178	£200	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/15	*	£193	£204	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/14	*	£192	£229	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/13		£177	£201	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/12		£191	£189	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/11		£155	£106	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards running play sessions for disabled children
£4,460	02/10/2023	Towards running play sessions for disabled children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boomerang sensory play project
£9,986	19/08/2022	The funding will be used to deliver sensory play and music sessions during the school holidays for children living with complex needs. The project aims to increase confidence and work with families ....more The funding will be used to deliver sensory play and music sessions during the school holidays for children living with complex needs. The project aims to increase confidence and work with families to identify and overcome barriers to their children's quality of social experience in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boomerang Multi-Sensory Play Centre
£9,850	06/06/2019 12	The project aims to run special needs sessions throughout every school holiday over a twelve month period with a range of additional activities available.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boomerang Multi-Sensory Play Centre
£9,940	21/02/2018 12	This group will use the funding for salaries and running costs of their multi-sensory play centre for families of young people with additional needs, with the aim of improving access to support and ....more This group will use the funding for salaries and running costs of their multi-sensory play centre for families of young people with additional needs, with the aim of improving access to support and social opportunities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ALLAN TWEEDALE Appointed: 2017

BERNADETTE SPANNER Appointed: 2017

DAWN LOWE Appointed: 2017

GARY BIRKETT

JULIE ANN SHORROCK

MARY HEYWOOD Appointed: 2017

PAUL ANDREW MILLER Appointed: 2018

EMMA BIRKETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Centre Manager

JANET BIRKETT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None

TERRI WILD Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2011, number: 1140790
Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2009, number: 07075306

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR18: 72 days late, AR15: 19 days late, AR14: 57 days late,

Main office

UNIT 2
WOODHILL STREET
BURY
LANCASHIRE
BL8 1AT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A MULTI-SENSORY AND SAFE PLAY ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE BURY

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