Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE PARASOL PROJECT

The charity provides inclusive play and leisure activities for children, teenagers and young adults from Oxford and surrounding areas. Disabled and non-disabled children, teenagers and young adults participate in activities together primarily during school holidays. Some activities - dance, youth group and Parasol Plus for young adults - run throughout the year.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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
31/03/23	£292	£333	£-41	n/a
31/03/22	£227	£257	£-30	n/a
31/03/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.parasolproject.org

info@parasolproject.org

01865742816

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Northway Community Hub and Volunteering Project
£215,739	03/08/2023	This funding will enable The Parasol Project to create the Northway Community Hub and Volunteering Project which would support a volunteering programme and year-round activities for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. The project ....more This funding will enable The Parasol Project to create the Northway Community Hub and Volunteering Project which would support a volunteering programme and year-round activities for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. The project aims to reduce the isolation and loneliness of disabled and disadvantaged young people.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Northway Launchpad
£12,505	20/12/2022 21	Grant to The Parasol Project
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Parasol energy costs
£503	15/12/2022 3	Grant to The Parasol Project
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Northway Launchpad
£5,580	08/12/2022 23	Grant to The Parasol Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE MICHAELA SCHUSTER Appointed: 2020

ANNEKE HACKMANN Appointed: 2021

DANIEL MARCUS WADSWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

JEREMY JOHN BLOOMFIELD Appointed: 2023

REBECCA DENSON-CLEAVER Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2020, number: 1188736

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE PARASOL PROJECT
MALTFIELD ROAD
HEADINGTON
OXFORD
OX3 9RG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OXFORDSHIRE WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30 (“THE BENEFICIARIES”), THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR INCLUSIVE AND AGE APPROPRIATE PLAY, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, BEING FACILITIES OF WHICH THE BENEFICIARIES MAY HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND/OR THEIR DISABILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY:(A) PROMOTING THE BENEFICIARIES’ EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL BEING AND DEVELOPMENT, THEREBY HELPING TO IMPROVE THE BENEFICIARIES’ QUALITY OF LIFE(B) PROVIDING TRULY INCLUSIVE, FUN AND SAFE PLACES WHERE THE BENEFICIARIES CAN SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS(C) PROMOTING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESAND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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