Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Overall weighted support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    SEFTON CHILDRENS TRUST

    Provides holiday/residential experiences for young people from families who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to build relationships, deliver educational and recreational programmes for personal and social development. We have parties, provide hampers, visit the pantomime and other theatre visits when possible.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

    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
    05/04/23£50£62£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/22£25£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/21*£27£12£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/20*£57£53£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/19£57£53£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/18£57£56£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/17£37£58£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/16£62£50£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/15£61£57£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/14£61£51£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/13£59£51£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/12£49£57£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/11£48£53£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/10£45£56£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/09£77£55£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/08£39£45£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/07£50£47£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/06£39£41£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/05£36£42£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/04*£70£44£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 32 years

    www.seftonchildrenstrust.org

    contactus@seftonchildrenstrust.org

    07967597526

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Provides financial or material assistance
    How it operates
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Sefton,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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
    BBC Children in Need£31,000
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£10,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
    Co-Operative Group£4,608
    Steve Morgan Foundation£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Sefton Children?s Trust
    £3,000 05/06/2023
    for essentials for children on residential break
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sefton Children's Trust
    £500 20/10/2022
    0
    ‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sefton Children's Trust
    £10,000 23/03/2022
    18% of the running costs of a residential activity programme for young people in Sefton, Liverpool.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sefton Childrens Trust
    £4,608 23/10/2021
    We wish to take 72 children on a week-long residential stay at an adventure manor, where they can try lots of different activities. We also provide Christmas activities for the families of 140 people.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sefton Children's Trust
    £30,500 30/07/2021
    This project will deliver residential stays at an outward bound activity centre for children and young people living with ongoing difficulties at home, developing their self confidence, improving ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sefton Children's Trust
    £10,000 11/02/2021
    1
    The funding will be used to deliver a summer residential of mentally and physically challenging activities for children aged 8-12 years old living in Sefton who are experiencing difficulties within ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 20/03/2020
    Summer residential for disadvantaged children aged 7 -12 years old. Project areas physical and mental health and well being. Healthy eating. Acheiving, building relationships, having fun. ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sefton Children's Trust
    £10,000 28/02/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to provide a residential for children aged between 8 ' 12 years old living in areas if high deprivation, including young carers and those living in difficult environments.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sefton Children's Trust
    £6,954 19/11/2018
    We want to provide a week-long residential for the children and support their families throughout the year.
    National Lottery Community Fund - A4A - Sefton Childrens Trust annual summer residential
    £10,000 24/06/2015
    12
    The funding will be used for a week-long residential trip and social events throughout the year for children aged 8-11 from vulnerable or deprived families. This will provide guided, positive ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sefton Children's Trust
    £1,800 27/03/2013
    towards a week-long break at an adventure centre in Shropshire for a group of disadvantaged children from Liverpool
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a residential summer experience
    £1,000 12/06/2008
    Towards a residential summer experience for disadvantaged families in Liverpool.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards residential activities in Shropshire
    £500 01/05/2007
    Towards residential activities in Shropshire for disadvantaged children from Liverpool.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Week long residential experience in Shropshire
    £1,000 10/05/2006
    Towards a week long residential experience in Shropshire for disadvantaged children and young people from Sefton
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ADELE MADDOCKS Appointed: 1993
    • ANNETTE TAYLOR Appointed: 2019
    • ANONA KELLY Appointed: 1986
    • CALUM TAYLOR Appointed: 2024
    • CHLOE HUYTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019
    • CLAIRE BENNETT Appointed: 2019
    • EMMA LEY Appointed: 2019
    • KELLY DEAN-SHEEKEY Appointed: 1997
    • MELANIE GILLAM Appointed: 2022
    • NEIL MCCASKILL Appointed: 2013
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/1993, number: 1016643
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR21: 37 days late, AR20: 52 days late, AR04: 132 days late,
    Main office

    26 Brooks Road
    Formby
    LIVERPOOL
    L37 2JL

    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE HOLIDAYS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE SEFTON AREA OF MERSEYSIDE AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO THAT THEY MIGHT GROW TO MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SEFTON AREA OF MERSEYSIDE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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