Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Accounts overdue -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE WINGATE SPECIAL CHILDRENS TRUST

The Charity's primary purpose is to improve the lifestyle of persons with learning and physical disabilities by providing gymnastic, educational and recreational facilities for all ages and all levels of disability. The centre's accomodation unit provides educational and holiday opportunities whilst a fully equipped gymnasium allows quality training, coaching and recreation for the disabled.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,050,410 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 36 years

www.thewingatecentre.co.uk

rona@thewingatecentre.co.uk

01270780456

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/01/22?		£501	£467	£34	£32	£1,085	£1,050	27	19	24
31/07/20		£364	£289	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/07/19		£277	£317	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/07/18		£276	£297	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	21
31/07/17		£357	£283	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	22
31/07/16		£247	£248	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£275	£270	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£344	£280	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£322	£283	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£266	£278	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11	*	£462	£271	£192	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£243	£272	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£303	£261	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£270	£292	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07		£408	£361	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£255	£237	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£315	£217	£98	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£198	£170	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 27 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

19 employees
24 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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wingate Special Childrens Trust
£12,800	20/09/2023	Refurbishment of residential accommodation with the replacement of fire doors for a charity which works with the SEND community in Cheshire
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,400	08/07/2020	"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."
Sport England - All Stars Club (18+)
£9,014	07/03/2019 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled All Stars Club (18+). This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Independent Living Skills Course Pilot for young adults with Special Needs & Disabilities
£3,616	31/07/2017	We are the Wingate Special Children’s Trust, an independent Charity providing residential short breaks and recreational activities for children with special needs and disabilities for almost 30 ....more We are the Wingate Special Children’s Trust, an independent Charity providing residential short breaks and recreational activities for children with special needs and disabilities for almost 30 years. Here at the Centre we are looking to pilot an independent living skills courses for young adults (aged between 16-30 years) across Cheshire with severe and multiple disabilities and learning difficulties in order to help them be better prepared for adulthood. With funding from the Cheshire Community Foundation we would like to support up to 100 children each year by enabling them to access a free of charge, 3 day course led by trained professionals, where they are encouraged to learn new, critical life skills that will make a practical difference to their every life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

DAVID LONGDON Appointed: 2018

GEOFF PARSONS (Chair)

JENNIFER SPROSTON RGN DN OND

JULIA MCGHIE B.ED. HONS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE WINGATE SPECIAL CHILDRENS TRUST,

MICHAEL YOUNG MA-OXON

PETER LATRONICO, Other trusteeship: NANTWICH AND ACTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/1988, number: 327713

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR11: 53 days late,

Main office

WINGATE HOUSE
WRENBURY HALL DRIVE
WRENBURY
NANTWICH
CHESHIRE
CW5 8ES

Objectives

1) TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATON AND LEISURE TIME WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.2) TO ADVANCE BOTH THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, SHORT BREAKS AND ASSISTANCE IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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