Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE TOY APPEAL 

We receive money donations via our just giving website, gifts via toy drop centres. We raise awareness via media, TV and our web site. We run toy sort days where volunteers sort and categorise the toys into type and age group. We work with social workers, drop in centres and schools to identify children in need of our help. In December we make up and distribute toy sacks in time for Christmas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£262,544£166,672£95,872250
31/12/21£166,395£145,174£21,221100
31/12/20£184,861£68,922£115,93920
31/12/19£140,122£147,226£-7,104350
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

thetoyappeal.com

thetoyappeal@gmail.com

01477533481

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 250 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
£2,500 20/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 02/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Toy Appeal
£2,079 23/10/2021
We would like to buy toys, books, teddies and sports items to ensure disadvantaged children have presents to open on Christmas morning.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2018, number: 1179080
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Thornfield Cottage
Twemlow Green
Holmes Chapel
CREWE
CW4 8BJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY,?NANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN GREATER MANCHESTER, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE,THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:I) TOYS AND BOOKS TO CHILDREN AGED 0-17 WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE THEM.II) ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SANITARY TOWELS AND BLANKETS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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