Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

SHEPSHED TOY LIBRARY

Toy library, guided play area

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/08/22	£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/21	£17	£12	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/20	£11	£14	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/08/19	£17	£13	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/08/18	£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	7
31/08/17	£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£13	£14	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£12	£13	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

https://shepshedtoylib.org.uk/

shepshedtoylib@yahoo.co.uk

01509601146

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	20/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	28/04/2021	as core funding support over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Running Shepshed Toy Library
£9,999	21/09/2018 12	A childcare service will run with this funding. The project aims to continue delivering this service to families in the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-59

DR ALEXANDRA LANG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Professor In Human Factors

ROSS HARRISON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Widening Participation

CHRISTOPHER TIDESWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Higher Education Engineering Instructor

SHARON ELLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Volunteer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2014, number: 1158312
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2013, number: 08601291

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Iveshead School Campus(C/o College)
FOREST STREET
SHEPSHED
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE12 9DB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF ALL LOCAL CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECT THE TOY LIBRARY SHALL AIM:I. TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EARLIEST AGE OF ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH ALL FORMS OF PLAY ACTIVITY. II.TO LEND TO THEM THE BEST AVAILABLE TOYS.III.TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AS APPROPRIATE.

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