Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE CHILDREN'S TRUST

The Children?s Trust is the UK?s leading charity for children with brain injury. We provide expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our specialist centre in Tadworth, Surrey, supporting children and families from across the UK. We also offer services in communities around the country and online support for families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£27,944£35,071£-7,127£4,558£19,870£17,7326.15301,213
31/03/22*£28,893£33,094£-4,201£4,385£23,602£19,6757.17121,116
31/03/21£28,468£29,424£-956£4,284£27,421£24,1979.97131,200
31/03/20£25,677£26,371£-694£4,454£27,002£23,65610.85441,336
31/03/19£25,289£25,767£-478£4,686£28,515£25,14511.75091,247
31/03/18*£24,119£25,112£-993£4,514£28,932£24,92111.95050
31/03/17£23,219£25,582£-2,363£4,436£29,401£25,84412.15220
31/03/16£26,853£26,177£676£5,254£30,134£26,48412.15330
31/03/15£25,472£25,903£-431£5,564£29,391£25,858125330
31/03/14£25,774£24,289£1,485£4,815£29,752£26,16612.95180
31/03/13£22,703£22,762£-59£4,941£28,003£24,51912.94870
31/03/12£21,702£21,374£328£4,645£27,791£24,44613.74770
31/03/11£24,257£22,495£1,762£3,910£27,380£23,71512.74910
31/03/10£21,478£20,287£1,191£3,400£25,538£22,08313.14620
31/03/09£22,027£18,461£3,566£3,122£24,028£20,94813.64120
31/03/08£19,356£17,338£2,018£2,270£20,557£15,51110.74100
31/03/07£17,523£15,793£1,730£2,010£18,588£14,22210.84050
31/03/06£14,957£13,392£1,565n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£13,627£11,515£2,112n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£11,438£10,911£527n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 41 years

www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk

enquiries@thechildrenstrust.org.uk

01737365005

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department of Health£605,815
Wolfson Foundation£125,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
Community Foundation for Surrey£17,878
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Children's Trust
£2,779 22/10/2022
We would like to pay a professional to give children music therapy lessons.
Department of Health - The Children's Trust, Tadworth
£306,647 01/06/2022
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Music therapy provision for children with brain injury and neurodisability.
£7,878 13/01/2022
12
Funding towards Music Therapy sessions for children and young people with brain injuries.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Children's Trust
£125,000 09/12/2021
New school building supporting pupils with an acquired brain injury or neurodisability
Department of Health - The Children's Trust, Tadworth
£299,168 14/09/2021
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 04/06/2021
Developing, delivering, and evaluating the community neurorehabilitation service models that could reach the thousands of children with brain injury whose needs are currently unrecognised and unsupported.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Families with young children
£5,000 08/10/2020
To provide 2,500 high grade medical face masks for staff working to rehabilitate brain injured children.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - People with Disabilities
£5,000 03/04/2020
Funding for PPE and cleaning costs at charity centre caring for vulnerable children during the Coronavirus pandemic
Department of Health - The Children's Trust, Tadworth
£165,379 01/04/2019
The Children's Trust, Tadworth
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£70,000 18/04/2018
24
The Children's Trust Brain Injury Community Service
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Children's Trust
£60,000 14/03/2018
£60,000 for a third and final year's funding of a f/t Brain Injury Specialist and related running costs of a brain injury service in London.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Children's Trust
£102,900 06/08/2017
36
This project will provide trips and activities for young people with acquired brain injuries and multiple disabilities. The project will improve their emotional wellbeing, increase their confidence, and enable them to engage with other young people.
Masonic Trust - Brain Injury Specialist Service
£79,894 19/04/2017
Advice, information and support for children with brain injuries and their families.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Specialist sensory room equipment
£3,923 19/12/2016
3
Equipment for the sensory room at a rehabilitation centre for children and young people with brain injury.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Children's Trust
£120,000 23/09/2015
24
£120,000 over two years (2 x £60,000) for the salary of a full-time Brain Injury Specialist and related running costs of a brain injury service in London.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-72
  • DENISE ELIZABETH MATTHAMS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Independent Governing Body Board Nurse
  • FIONA SHERIDAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • HELEN FARMER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • HELEN HEWITT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • MARIAN RIDLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • NIGEL KEITH LETHBRIDGE SCOTT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Charity Consultant
  • RORY MOIR LITHERLAND Appointed: 2023
  • STEPHEN DAVID FLANAGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • TOBY JONATHAN MULLINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Executive Headteacher
  • TIMOTHY JOHN DAVIES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/1983, number: 288018
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/09/1983, number: 01757875
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management 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
20 returns made; AR22: 41 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR05: 147 days late, AR04: 24 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from TATTENHAMS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 22/05/2020
  • Asset transfer in from MEDIA COMMUNITY NETWORK LIMITED on 04/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE F G ROBERTS CHARITABLE TRUST on 17/03/2023
  • Asset transfer in from HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION on 24/03/2023
  • Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S TRUST AT TADWORTH COURT on 23/09/2024
Main office

THE CHILDRENS TRUST
TADWORTH COURT
TADWORTH
KT20 5RU

Objectives

I) FOR THE CARE, TREATMENT, REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING LIFE LIMITING OR LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE ACQUIRED THROUGH ACCIDENT OR OTHER CAUSES; FOR THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND OTHER CARERS INVOLVED; AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUCH DISABILITIES AND DISORDERS. ANDII) TO HOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FREEHOLD OF THE HERITAGE PROPERTY KNOWN AS TADWORTH COURT, TADWORTH, SURREY AND ITS CURTILAGE AND TO RESTORE, CONSERVE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN SUCH HERITAGE PROPERTY AND ALL THE BUILDINGS, WALLS, PARKS, GARDENS, WOODLANDS AND APPURTENANCES WITHIN ITS CURTILAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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