Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE SNAPPY TRUST 

Snappy offer Play , Recreational and pre vocational opportunities to Children and Young people with wide ranging disabilities .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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: 34 years

www.thesnappytrust.org

office@thesnappytrust.org

07710282269

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UN SDGs
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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*£206£171£35n/an/an/an/an/a76
31/03/22£120£155£-35n/an/an/an/an/a87
31/03/21£191£150£40n/an/an/an/an/a87
31/03/20£156£147£9n/an/an/an/an/a89
31/03/19£135£132£3n/an/an/an/an/a76
31/03/18£143£135£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£133£127£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£135£135£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£135£124£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£137£136£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£136£128£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£160£142£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£159£140£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£120£110£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£104£116£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£99£0£99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£99£139£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£109£127£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£224£150£74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£145£178£-33£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Who works here?
  • 76 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York, North Yorkshire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£59,999
DCMS£46,720
Two Ridings Community Foundation£22,000
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust£5,022
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
BBC Children in Need£4,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Fundraising Coordinator
£10,000 07/12/2022
Funding for a fundraising co-ordinator, DBS fees and equipment to develop the income of the group, and prepare for a move to larger premises.
National Lottery Community Fund - After School provision
£59,999 19/08/2022
The funding will help the organisation to deliver and increase the range and diversity of activities for disabled young people (aged 6 to 10 years) with a particular emphasis on extending their offer ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Snappy Trust
£1,767 23/10/2021
Snappy have continued to operate throughout the current crisis. We have supported families, children's services, and schools by caring for the children of vulnerable families and key workers.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Snappy Trust
£1,000 06/10/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - Next Steps
£5,022 16/02/2021
Inclusive programme of activities for disabled children and their families in York.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 29/07/2020
to support ongoing costs and loss of revenue due to COVID-19 over 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£42,720 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Snappy
£4,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing and equipment to support disabled children and young people of key workers affected by Covid-19 through one-to-one Saturday sessions. It will increase ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Snappy Trust
£4,000 04/06/2020
reburbishment of playground for a charity that works with children and young people with disabilities in North Yorkshire
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000 02/06/2020
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
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£10,000 07/05/2020
Snappy continue to operate during the crisis and have offered places to Key worker Children and Young people and vulnerable families. Funding would pay for extra staff, PPE, and develop a sensory ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£2,000 02/04/2020
Covid-19. Funding towards staff, PPE and overheads to support vulnerable children with keyworker parents.
National Lottery Community Fund - Music for all
£9,500 09/08/2018
12
The group will deliver musical activities for children and young people with disabilities. This will increase learning and skills and improve behavioural issues through music therapy.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Snappy
£30,000 08/05/2018
36
This project supports children who are disabled. It offers life skills workshops, peer support, and fun trips. This results in them being emotionally well, positively empowered and having strong ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SNAPPY
£2,672 04/08/2017
We wish to establish music therapy to tackle speech, motor development and behaviour issues for children with profound disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/11/1989, number: 702190
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 2 days late, AR17: 30 days late, AR10: 103 days late, AR09: 118 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YORK PLAYSPACE GROUP on 25/02/2021
Main office

HOB MOOR CHILDRENS CENTRE
GREEN LANE
ACOMB
YORK
YO24 4PS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE STRESS AND DISABILITY BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING PLAY AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE RELEVANT AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORK CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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