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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

IMPINGTON OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP

Runs a playgroup for children with disabilities and their siblings.Provides a break for parents with children with disabilities.Provides specialist toys.
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Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£5£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£3£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£3£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£13£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£1£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.opportunityplaygroup.co.uk

sallyyabbott@gmail.com

01223315024

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

  • CATHERINE PETA THOMAS, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • JANE ELIZABETH GROVES
  • JULIE ANNE PORTER (Chair)
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/1980, number: 279186
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 171 days late, AR18: 27 days late, AR14: 71 days late,
Main office

133 GILBERT ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 3PA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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