Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP EYE

We are a support group for families with children, aged 0-5, with additional needs. We run specialised play sessions in very small groups with a high staff - child ratio, whilst offering support to parents and carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
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

Established: 41 years

eyeopportunitygroup@btconnect.com

01379870975

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£48	£51	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£45	£47	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£80	£43	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£41	£44	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£33	£41	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£41	£37	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£41	£38	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£26	£31	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£28	£38	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£51	£37	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£27	£39	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£40	£40	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£40	£38	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£56	£38	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£32	£37	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£30	£47	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?	*	£36	£26	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£29	£39	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£31	£39	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£48	£33	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£34,000
Suffolk Community Foundation	£20,000
DCMS	£14,000
Masonic Trust	£12,084
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,084	21/12/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Eye Opportunity Group
£10,000	05/08/2022	The funding will be used to deliver playgroup activities and provide support for families with pre-school aged children who are living with disabilities or long-standing health conditions. The ....more The funding will be used to deliver playgroup activities and provide support for families with pre-school aged children who are living with disabilities or long-standing health conditions. The project aims to reduce social isolation experienced by the children and support the wellbeing of families.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Eye Opportunity Group
£30,000	17/12/2020	This project will deliver a playgroup to disabled children living in Suffolk. The activities will result in improved confidence, improved social skills and the opportunity to develop new skills.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Eye Opportunity Group 3 months core costs.
£5,000	07/10/2020 2	Supporting core costs and activities for Pre-school children with special needs. C19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Suffolk Community Foundation - "Restart Opportunity": re-opening and adapting our service from September.
£5,000	21/08/2020 12	To support the re-opening of Eye Opportunity Group for children with additional needs and learning difficulties. C19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Eye Opportunity Group
£4,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - Grant to provide early years support for disabled children who have been affected by Covid 19. Sessions will support children to develop positive relationships, improve their social and ....more COVID19 - Grant to provide early years support for disabled children who have been affected by Covid 19. Sessions will support children to develop positive relationships, improve their social and communication skills.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core running costs
£10,000	16/06/2020 12	Help with 2 year's running costs for the Eye Opportunity Group, supporting children with additional needs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Eye Opportunity Group
£10,000	10/06/2020 12	towards one year's running costs for a charity supporting families with children between 0-5 who have disabilities living in Eye, Suffolk
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000	27/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Play Leader and Family Liaison Worker
£4,000	26/09/2018 12	Towards one year's salary costs of a Play Leader and Family Liason Worker for a charity supporting families with children between 0-5, who have disabilities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Eye Opportunity Group
£4,000	12/09/2018 12	towards one year's salary of a Play Leader and Family Liaison Worker for a charity in Suffolk supporting families with young disabled children
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Eye Opportunity Group
£30,000	10/05/2017 36	The project will provide play sessions for disabled children. The project will build confidence, improve concentrating skills and develop social skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

ANNA CHAMBERS Appointed: 2022

BRIDGET HITCHMAN Appointed: 2014

CAROLINE BOAMA Appointed: 2022

ELEANORE GARWOOD Appointed: 2022

JANE BRIGHT Appointed: 2019

JANE HELEN SCOTT Appointed: 2019

KELLY RONAN Appointed: 2019

LAURA CHAPMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1983, number: 287907

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

08/02/2021 - Asset transfer in from OCCOLD PRE-SCHOOL
03/12/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE MID SUFFOLK HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY PLAYSCHEME FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 11 days late, AR08: 53 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR05: 13 days late, AR04: 10 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OCCOLD PRE-SCHOOL on 08/02/2021
Asset transfer in from THE MID SUFFOLK HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY PLAYSCHEME FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES on 03/12/2021

Main office

26 CASTLETON WAY
EYE
SUFFOLK
IP23 7BH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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