Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE CHILTERN CENTRE LIMITED

The provision of respite care and associated services to young people and their families

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 20 years

www.chilterncentre.co.uk

chiltern@chilterncentre.org.uk

07793526117

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£1,417	£855	£563	£84	£1,530	£1,267	17.8	21	8
31/12/21		£762	£701	£61	£67	£968	£673	11.5	14	8
31/12/20		£524	£583	£-59	£78	£906	£573	11.8	15	3
31/12/19		£697	£712	£-15	£88	£965	£619	10.4	15	8
31/12/18		£813	£706	£107	£114	£980	£583	9.9	15	20
31/12/17		£746	£582	£164	£74	£873	£443	9.1	15	0
31/12/16		£623	£628	£-5	£70	£709	£282	5.4	16	0
31/12/15		£588	£573	£15	£103	£714	£250	5.2	16	0
31/12/14		£509	£593	£-84	£124	£698	£217	4.4	18	0
31/12/13		£635	£563	£72	£91	£782	£280	6	18	0
31/12/12		£539	£546	£-7	£90	£710	£170	3.7	18	0
31/12/11		£899	£507	£392	£74	£717	£172	4.1	17	0
31/12/10		£583	£663	£-80	£102	£326	£77	1.4	17	0
31/12/09		£611	£533	£78	£75	£406	£123	2.8	15	0
31/12/08		£539	£533	£6	£72	£359	£87	2	15	0
31/12/07		£463	£520	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£563	£463	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£635	£427	£209	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£412	£311	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 17.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 13.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

21 employees
8 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	£13,863
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,640

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hydrotherpay
£9,175	13/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide access to hydrotherapy sessions for young people with learning disabilities and mobility issues. The project aims to provide access to water activities that will ....more The funding will be used to provide access to hydrotherapy sessions for young people with learning disabilities and mobility issues. The project aims to provide access to water activities that will contribute to improved physical health and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Chiltern Centre
£3,011	22/10/2022	Buddies is a social club exclusively for young people with disabilities who can too often feel excluded from social activities and making lasting friendships.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children
£10,000	27/10/2020	Vehicle for a charity supporting young people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	05/08/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - BUDDIES WEEKEND AWAY
£4,688	27/03/2020 0	The organisation will use the funding to run a weekend trip away for young people with learning disabilities. This will help to provide a meaningful trip and activities to promote healthy lifestyles ....more The organisation will use the funding to run a weekend trip away for young people with learning disabilities. This will help to provide a meaningful trip and activities to promote healthy lifestyles and a social activity for people with learning disabilities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children
£4,629	15/11/2019	We want to provide holiday clubs for disabled children and young people.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Core funding
£5,000	04/09/2017 12	The provision of short break respite care at The Chiltern Centre.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-74

IVOR BARRY LLOYD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

SANGITA BOYD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trainer

DAVID JONATHAN HADDOCK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Account Director

LISA DRAGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: N/A

NICHOLAS CHARLES THOMAS STEEL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: N/A

PAUL VENABLES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHEN JAMES UNSWORTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Health And Social Care Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2003, number: 1101218
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2003, number: 04843950

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 40 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FACE OF HENLEY on 14/08/2023

Main office

CHILTERNS END
GREYS ROAD
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
RG9 1QR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE THE PROVISION OF CARE, RESPITE, HELP, EDUCATION, PLAY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HARDSHIP AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND RESPITE, HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND GUARDIANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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