Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE PLAYSCHEME

South Gloucestershire Playscheme provides free play activities for children aged 5 to 11 years across South Gloucestershire: Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke, Kingswood and Yate in the school holidays.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely female

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
31/03/23		£184,822	£131,036	£53,786	15
31/03/22		£141,789	£117,326	£24,463	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.sgplayscheme.co.uk/

amelia@sgplayscheme.co.uk

07432701706

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Fun sessions
£10,000	14/04/2023	The funding will be used to deliver free family activities during the school holidays. The project aims to provide a safe space for disadvantaged families to come together and support the child’s ....more The funding will be used to deliver free family activities during the school holidays. The project aims to provide a safe space for disadvantaged families to come together and support the child’s social and physical development.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Gloucestershire Playscheme
£5,000	08/06/2022	To provide 100 free 4 hour play sessions over 4 weeks of the summer holidays in five areas of high deprivation or classed as priority neighbourhoods to 5-11 year olds
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Gloucestershire Playscheme
£9,989	17/03/2022 11	Additional hours for the Director and Manager that will allow them to develop services, including to develop a training offer and potential provision for children with Special Educational Needs and ....more Additional hours for the Director and Manager that will allow them to develop services, including to develop a training offer and potential provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability.
Quartet Community Foundation - Four Towns play scheme
£5,000	06/07/2021 1	Towards a Summer Play scheme, offering 120 free 4 hour play sessions to children aged 5-11 across 6 areas in South Gloucestershire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Four Towns Summer Play Scheme
£10,000	26/03/2021 5	The funding will be used to provide free play sessions during the summer holidays to disadvantaged families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMELIA ELIZABETH PAULA JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

CATHERINE LOUISE STRODE Appointed: 2019

SUSANN FRANCKEN Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2021, number: 1194549

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

South Gloucestershire Play Scheme
Coniston Community Centre
The Parade
CONISTON ROAD
PATCHWAY
BRISTOL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE • TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PLAY, RECREATION, EDUCATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ALL CHILDREN RESIDENT IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE THESE BEING FACILITIES AND SERVICES – (I)OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (II)WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.

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