Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

KANGAROOS MID SUSSEX 

Kangaroos Mid Sussex provides a wide variety of leisure and recreational opportunities for people with learning disabilities and additional needs, based in the Mid Sussex area. The organisation has been in existence since 1994, previously known as Kangaroos charity no 1041988 which changed when the charity became incorporated in 2013.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 11 years

www.kangaroos.org.uk

info@kangaroos.org.uk

01444459108

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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
31/03/23£616£627£-11£122£188£1883.6919
31/03/22£515£541£-26£126£210£2104.75914
31/03/21£441£381£60n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£509£496£12n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/19£487£480£7n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/03/18£439£385£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£403£392£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£421£342£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£283£278£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£274£325£-52£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 18.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 19 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£268,419
BBC Children in Need£116,620
Sussex Community Foundation£50,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
DCMS£13,070
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£10,000 11/11/2022
Funding was provided towards the running costs of their Breakaway club.
National Lottery Community Fund - After School Fun
£8,500 16/09/2022
The funding will be used to continue offering a weekly after school club for children aged 8 - 14 with disabilities in the community. The project aims to increase their self-esteem social skills and ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos
£10,000 17/11/2021
7
Funding was provided towards their Saturday and Holiday club.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Kangaroos Mid Sussex - 25/10/21
£1,000 10/11/2021
Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£91,092 15/12/2020
This project will provide Saturday and holiday activity sessions for children and young people with physical and complex disabilities. Children and young people will have more fun, make friends and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - No Limits & Family Support
£249,919 15/12/2020
36
Kangaroos Mid Sussex will use the funding for a social and recreational programme for young adults with learning disabilities and additional difficulties.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos
£5,000 19/11/2020
11
Funding was provided towards staff costs involved in delivering a virtual programme to families and face to face activities once restrictions allow.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£2,713 24/10/2020
We would like to run an after-school sports club for disabled children to learn skills and have fun together.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 24/07/2020
"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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos
£10,000 13/07/2020
Funding is to restart some of their face to face activities for their members during the summer holidays, offering twenty four sessions of two hours each during August enabling them to support 72 ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£3,170 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - The grant will fund skilled digital staff costs to support disabled children and young people isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will feel less isolated.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,170 19/05/2020
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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos
£5,000 18/05/2020
Kangaroos provides a range of fun, inclusive social and leisure activities in their local community, for children and young adults who have learning disabilities and additional difficulties. This ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 13/03/2020
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - KANGAFRIENDS
£10,000 18/02/2020
6
The organisation will use the funding to run family festivals for families of children with learning disabilities and other members of the local community. This will help to provide an inclusive and ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kangaroos
£10,000 18/11/2019
10
Funding was provided towards staff and activity costs for a Saturday and Holiday Club for young people with disabilities aged from 12 to 18.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£22,358 08/08/2019
36
This project will provide a weekly term-time youth club for learning disabled teenagers. Young people will feel less isolated, make new friends and improve their life skills.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000 22/10/2018
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 11/10/2018
Kangaroos
National Lottery Community Fund - Special Summer Fun Day
£3,185 09/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to organise a summer fun day for children and young adults with disabilities. The project aims to bring people together and reduce social isolation through fun stimulating ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Kangaroos Mid Sussex
£81,422 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide weekend and holiday sessions for children and young people with complex physical disabilities. Children and young people will feel less isolated, improve peer and family ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 29/06/2017
PALS
National Lottery Community Fund - No Limits
£302,940 01/12/2014
60
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68
  • BOB WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • LINSEY SIM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Parent Carer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2012, number: 1150202
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2012, number: 08273898
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Units 7 and 8
More House Farm Business Centre
Ditchling Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 7RE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND BENEFIT CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN MID-SUSSEX WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS (IN PARTICULAR LEARNING DISABILITIES)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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