Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -11

Support Score: 2

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Spending declining: -1

2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -12

BEAVER COMMUNITY TRUST LTD

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and registered settings.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Spending is declining

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
31/08/23	*	£589	£587	£2	£0	£342	£133	2.7	32	3
31/08/22		£556	£587	£-32	£0	£340	£128	2.6	34	3
31/08/21		£521	£579	£-58	£0	£372	£153	3.2	32	3
31/08/20		£561	£618	£-57	£64	£430	£221	4.3	36	4
31/08/19		£662	£669	£-6	£88	£487	£276	4.9	39	6
31/08/18		£785	£780	£4	£76	£493	£272	4.2	50	0
31/08/17		£829	£825	£4	£101	£489	£274	4	56	0
31/08/16		£757	£755	£2	£81	£485	£139	2.2	56	0
31/08/15		£1,090	£826	£264	£110	£483	£113	1.6	66	0
31/08/14		£839	£839	£-1	£160	£219	£219	3.1	58	0
31/08/13		£814	£839	£-25	£149	£220	£220	3.1	60	0
31/08/12		£855	£841	£14	£149	£244	£244	3.5	65	0
31/08/11		£716	£751	£-35	£148	£230	£230	3.7	55	0
31/08/10	*	£709	£716	£-7	£160	£265	£0	n/a	60	0
31/08/09		£566	£625	£-59	£157	£272	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 17 years
(21 years as a company)

http://www.beavercommunitytrust.org.uk/

sheila.tong@kent.gov.uk

03000412950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
CAF - Grant to The Beaver Community Trust Ltd
£5,000	03/09/2020 3	Grant to The Beaver Community Trust Ltd to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beaver Community Trust Ltd
£3,753	19/11/2018	We will use the funds to provide equipment for the children that attend the nurseries at Little Rays and Kiddie Kapers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

REV JEREMY GORDON NEWSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reverand Retired

STEPHEN RICHARD CAWTE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2007, number: 1122036
Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2002, number: 04603405

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investing charity funds 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

15 returns made; AR23: 47 days late, AR10: 34 days late,

Main office

THE WILLOW CENTRE
BROOKFIELD ROAD
ASHFORD
TN23 4EY

Objectives

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND REGISTERED SETTINGS.TO SUPPORT THE WELLBEING OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN BY PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EASING POVERTY AND HUNGER THROUGH FUNDED PROVISIONS SUCH AS PROVIDING MEALS AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

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