Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

THE TOY HOUSE 

The Toy House provides a hub for the local community, with a particular emphasis on those people with disabilities. This service covers all ages. We have volunteers of all ages and abilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 8 years

www.thetoyhouse.org

email@thetoyhouse.org

0161 746 8185

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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
31/08/22£54£61£-7n/an/an/an/an/a47
31/08/21*£54£69£-15n/an/an/an/an/a47
31/08/20£65£45£20n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/08/19*£58£54£4n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/08/18£34£44£-10£0£0£0n/a010
31/08/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 47 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Trafford,

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
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - The Toy House Community Hub.
£60,000 22/09/2022
We want to consolidate our work to create a local hub community based hub, providing person centred, holistic advice, information and support to residents in the local area and beyond. We want to ....more
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Children Support Fund application
£4,960 10/03/2022
Food support for families
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Toy House
£5,043 15/11/2019
We want to expand our very small premises so that we can offer ""messy play"" to our young visitors.
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Volunteering for Success
£59,349 27/03/2019
Over the last 18 months we have identified an increased demand in the need to offer work experience to volunteers who have additional and/or complex needs. We have been approached by a parent, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2016, number: 1168925
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
6 returns made; AR21: 27 days late, AR19: 287 days late, AR17: 26 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE TOY HOUSE on 27/09/2019
Main office

91 Irlam Road
Flixton
Urmston
England
M41 6AP

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF LOCAL DISABLED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER FACILITIES AND SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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