Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WHIZZ-KIDZ 

THE PRINCIPLE OBJECTS ARE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF MOBILITY-IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK. BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE MOBILITY EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND ADVICE, THE CHARITY GIVES THEM THE INDEPENDENCE TO LIVE A LIFE OF FREEDOM. WHIZZ-KIDZ ALSO RAISES AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MOBILITY FOR CHILDREN THROUGH NATIONAL CAMPAIGNING AND INFLUENCING ACTIVITIES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 34 years

www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

info@whizz-kidz.org.uk

020 7233 6600

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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
31/12/22£6,747£6,638£109£1,933£2,221£1,0511.97649
31/12/21£5,191£6,424£-1,233£1,938£2,112£1,3912.67050
31/12/20£6,919£6,544£375£1,925£3,345£2,1003.979109
31/12/19£7,067£6,215£852£1,822£2,970£1,4802.97282
31/12/18£6,716£6,115£601£1,873£2,118£9501.984200
31/12/17£7,047£7,136£-89£2,008£1,517£7821.31060
31/12/16£7,836£7,813£23£2,036£1,606£7821.21280
31/12/15£7,931£7,535£396£2,026£1,583£6081970
31/12/14£6,372£7,085£-713£2,393£1,187£4360.7910
31/12/13£7,457£7,355£102£1,925£1,900£8201.3840
31/12/12£7,552£7,250£302£1,866£1,798£9271.5740
31/12/11£5,860£5,769£91£1,692£1,496£8541.8620
31/12/10£5,275£5,614£-339£1,492£1,404£7741.7640
31/12/09£4,185£5,643£-1,458£1,583£1,743£9071.9590
31/12/08£5,136£5,413£-277£1,599£3,201£1,4093.1570
31/12/07£5,682£4,709£973£1,308£3,801£1,9525470
31/12/06£5,204£3,752£1,452£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3,397£3,250£147£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4,114£3,909£205£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 76 employees
  • 49 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
National Lottery Community Fund£100,000
Cumbria Community Foundation£30,000
BBC Children in Need£20,519
City Bridge Trust£16,128
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Whizz-Kidz
£1,967 22/10/2021
Providing mobility devices to young adults.
The Shears Foundation - Whizz-Kidz
£4,750 22/07/2021
Wheelchair Skills Training (North East England)
Cumbria Community Foundation - Donor directed COVID-19
£20,000 20/01/2021
Donor directed COVID-19 - Salaries and equipment
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz)
£20,519 30/11/2020
This project will support children and young people who use wheelchairs through assessments and equipment delivery. It will improve their physical health and independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Whizz Online
£100,000 08/07/2020
6
The organisation aims to support the lives of mobility impaired children and young people by providing them with mobility equipment training and advice. Funding for the group will go towards to a ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Whizz-Kidz
£16,128 11/06/2020
£16,128.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Donor directed COVID-19
£10,000 06/04/2020
5
Donor directed COVID-19
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Whizz-Kidz
£95,500 29/03/2019
30 years, 30 stories: An Oral History of Wheelchair Users
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£10,000 20/12/2018
Exploring youth loneliness with wheelchair using young people undertaking a youth-led review of groups for older young people to creating recommendations and actionable insights.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Codesign
£10,000 20/12/2018
Exploring youth loneliness with wheelchair using young people undertaking a youth-led review of groups for older young people to creating recommendations and actionable insights.
Co-Op Foundation - Tackling youth loneliness among young wheelchair users
£70,000 29/11/2018
A national personal development programme to help young wheelchair users make friends, learn skills and take on leadership roles that boost their confidence.
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£58,069 01/10/2018
Leading the Way To provide disabled young people at risk of feeling isolated from their community facilities, such as organised sports and clubs, the chance to take action to address the gaps in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Fair Chance
£492,718 01/10/2018
36
The project will provide a pre-employment programme and will work with over 180 disabled young people aged 14-19 and over 18 employers. Service users will have access to a range of activities which ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Whizz-Kidz
£30,000 10/08/2018
Whizz-Kidz aims to enable young wheelchair users to live a life without limits.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Whizz-Kidz
£48,800 19/06/2018
24
£48,800 over two years (2 x £24,400) towards the Fair Chance in Sport programme in London.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheeling for Change (Whe4Change)
£343,114 19/06/2018
36
This group aims to support young people with mobility impairments in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee through the creation of a network of 'ambassador club' youth groups which will provide social and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Are We Rolling?
£9,558 20/04/2018
12
The project will create short films by young people who are living with a physical disability to enable them to share their experiences. This will help to develop positive relationships and break ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz)
£30,000 10/08/2017
36
Accessible sport activities for 750 disabled children and young people aged 8-18 from across London. Young people will improve their fitness, be motivated to participate in sport, and develop new ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Whizz-Kidz in the Lead!
£496,457 26/07/2017
36
The project will provide a network of youth clubs across Wales, targeted youth-led campaigns, wheelchair skills training, work placement opportunities and short residential breaks in camps for ....more
Co-Op Foundation - National Leadership Award
£20,000 21/07/2017
Running a national leadership programme for young wheelchair users to increase their skills, confidence and aspirations.
Masonic Trust - Man in a Van Mobile Clinics
£48,232 19/07/2017
Mobile clinics which assess children and young people with disabilities for mobility equipment and wheelchairs.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Whizz-Kidz
£30,000 12/07/2017
Whizz-Kidz aims to enable young wheelchair users to live a life without limits.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Whizz-Kidz
£30,000 23/06/2016
Whizz-Kidz aims to enable young wheelchair users to live a life without limits.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Whizz-Kidz
£30,000 13/07/2015
Whizz-Kidz aims to enable young wheelchair users to live a life without limits.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheels in Motion: My Abilities, My Achievements, My Ambitions
£5,316,031 23/10/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - My skills, my friends, my future
£432,534 16/04/2013
48
Whizz-Kidz will support at least 230 young wheelchair users aged 14-25, developing their service in 6 areas in Wales to complete a UK-wide spread. Tailored one-to-one support will be provided by ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Whizz-Kidz Life Skills Camp
£348,180 21/11/2012
36
This is a continuation and development project for Whizz-Kidz which will provide opportunities across the country for young wheelchair users to acquire practical life skills in a safe and fully ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz)
£90,282 19/10/2011
Towards a project to help disabled children across Southern England acquire vital life skills, work experience and a platform to get their voices heard.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Volunteer Stewardship Programme
£10,000 29/07/2010
12
This is a project by a charity based in Westminsterwho will use the funding to develop and expand its volunteer base. It will create new opportunities for people who are unemployed or who have ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheelchair Skills Training for Disabled Children
£506,753 12/01/2010
36
This expansion of an existing project will deliver high-quality specialist wheelchair skills training to children and young people with disabilities. The project will be based througout England, each ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/1990, number: 802872
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/1989, number: 02444520
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION on 24/03/2023
Main office

Whizz-Kidz
2nd Floor
30 Park Street
London
SE1 9EQ

Objectives

“For the public benefit in the UK: • to relieve the needs and improve the lives of young wheelchair users and their families and carers; and • to promote the social inclusion of young wheelchair users by empowering them to be independent, including without limitation by providing them with the best possible wheelchairs and mobility equipment and support and confidence-building experiences.”In these objects young wheelchair users means children and young people aged up to 25 years requiring mobility assistance.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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