Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

GYMPANZEES

To relieve the needs of, and promote social inclusion of, children and young people who are experiencing ill health or who have a disability and who are therefore socially excluded, their families, carers and friends by the provision of therapeutic, and inclusive play and recreational facilities and spaces. This is delivered in Bristol.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but this has been generated by an income surplus in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,577£727£850£482£994£99216.412191
31/12/22£572£531£41£225£144£1242.811116
31/12/21£382£349£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£209£176£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 66.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 73%
Liabilities/Income: 174%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

www.gympanzees.org

info@gympanzees.org

07773553112

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Monmouthshire, Newport City, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Quartet Community Foundation£90,617
Masonic Trust£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,860
Postcode Local Trust£13,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 28/05/2024
Lending Library providing specialist therapy, gym and sensory equipment for families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£1,623 05/03/2024
0
For the Gympanzees Easter Pop Up, to provide specialist exercise, play & social engagement for disabled children and their families.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£3,000 15/01/2024
0
Toward the Gympanzees Easter Pop-Up 2024 - a facility open during the Easter holidays to provide specialist exercise, play and social engagement for children and young people with learning disabilities and their families.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£4,000 06/12/2023
11
For specialist play and fitness activities alongside specialist equipment for children and young people with disabilities and their families.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Easter Pop-Up 2023
£1,075 17/05/2023
Grant to Gympanzees
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£3,377 04/04/2023
Towards staff costs for Pop-Up Facilities in the Easter and Summer holidays, with specialist equipment, for young disabled people.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£3,000 30/01/2023
For a Lending Library Outreach Project which provides hundreds of families within Bristol and the surrounding area access to specialist, ordinarily unattainable equipment at home.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£2,325 04/01/2023
As requested by the fund holder, matched donation for Christmas fundraising, to continue the organisations's support of children, young people and their families (0-25yrs) with sensory, physical, learning difficulties, SEN and any mild to profound ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£2,688 08/12/2022
As requested by the fund holder towards the organisations's support of children, young people and their families (0-25yrs) with sensory, physical, learning difficulties, SEN and any mild to profound disability, to access specialist equipment and ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£5,000 15/11/2022
Towards a Lending Library Community Outreach Programme where staff and volunteers deliver specialist disability equipment to families in Bristol.
Postcode Local Trust - Easter Pop-Up Play and Exercise Facility
£13,000 27/09/2022
Deliver three weeks of Pop-Up facilities during Easter 2023 providing specialist physical and emotional support to about 1500 children.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Gympanzees - 16/08/22
£2,500 13/09/2022
Core Funding
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£4,000 22/02/2022
9
To fund the community fundraising element of new Fundraising Assistant.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£1,704 16/02/2022
As requested by the fund holder, matched donation for Christmas fundraising, to continue the organisations's support of children, young people and their families (0-25yrs) with sensory, physical, learning difficulties, SEN and any mild to profound ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£5,000 13/12/2021
As requested by the fund holder, to continue the organisations's support of children, young people and their families (0-25yrs) with sensory, physical, learning difficulties, SEN and any mild to profound disability, to access specialist equipment ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Home Equipment Lending Library
£9,860 03/12/2021
The funding will enable the organisation to provide online and face to face guidance and support services for children young people and their families who have faced social isolation as a result of disabilities and and the impact of the pandemic. ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£4,900 11/11/2021
11
Towards the Project Manager’s time for developing a lending library, pop-up activities and plans for a permanent centre at an organisation supporting children and young people with disabilities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Gympanzees equipment lending library
£3,000 27/09/2021
11
For the ongoing running, development and improvement of the group's free equipment Lending Library to support children and young people with learning difficulties in the Bristol area.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,027 19/07/2021
4
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Quartet Community Foundation - Gympanzees Bath Roadshow Event
£1,000 30/06/2021
Bringing Gympanzees to B&NES; providing CYPD and their families with face-to-face support with a pilot mini Pop-Up roadshow and ongoing access to specialist exercise and play equipment in their communities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Developing Gympanzees for Bristol's Disabled Children, Young People and Families
£21,000 21/06/2021
28
To pilot the group's Bristol based roadshow play and leisure services for the benefit of children and young people with a disability and their families.
Quartet Community Foundation - Gympanzees: Our Home
£5,000 26/01/2021
2
To continue Gympanzees’ support of 1,000s of children and young people with disabilities (and their families), with their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
True Colours Trust - Towards the charity’s lending library of toys – COVID19 response
£5,000 06/10/2020
Towards the charity’s lending library of toys – COVID19 response
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£10,000 29/07/2020
To continue delivering an online service (‘Our Home’) promoting physical and mental health for disabled children and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gympanzees: Our Home
£10,000 30/04/2020
4
The funding will be used to provide inclusive exercise and play videos for children at home with disabilities. This will enable the families of disabled children to continue to access therapeutic activities and a network of support during the ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Gympanzees
£5,000 14/04/2020
To support young people with disabilities with inclusive exercise and play at home.
Quartet Community Foundation - Pop Up 4
£5,000 14/01/2020
0
We are seeking a contribution towards the costs necessary to allow the expected 392 disabled children from BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to attend our Easter 2020 Pop Up. (now Summer 2020 Pop up) and (31/3/20) for providing online ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Gympanzees Pop Up Summer 2019
£5,000 09/05/2019
1
Toward the cost of a specialist play equipment item called an i-sandbox for the benefit of children with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN HASLAM Appointed: 2023
  • DR MARK MASON Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH SCHOLEY Appointed: 2019
  • EMMA LOUISE WILSON Appointed: 2024
  • HELEDD WYN Appointed: 2024
  • KELVIN JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • LUIGI MARIO DE LUCA Appointed: 2021
  • RICHARD CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2020, number: 1189375
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Origin Workspace
40 Berkeley Square
BRISTOL
BS8 1HP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ILL HEALTH OR WHO HAVE A DISABILITY AND WHO ARE THEREFORE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND FRIENDS BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, AND INCLUSIVE PLAY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SPACES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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