Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE MAPLE TREE

A Centre for under fives, their families and carers to give them the best possible start in life. Open access sessions include indoor and outdoor play focussing on child development and parental involvement, health visitor drop-in clinic, family support, family learning, work with fathers, an outreach programme and some activities for 0-10's. We aim for school readiness and improved life chances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 7 years

www.mapletree.org.uk

info@mapletree.org.uk

01865236700

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
31/03/23		£105	£84	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/22		£76	£77	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£74	£59	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£67	£50	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£47	£48	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/18	*	£32	£17	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
13 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

Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£8,768
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,000
The Foyle Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Maple Tree Children's Centre
£7,000	28/10/2021	The funding will be used to support the group's delivery of early learning activities and events for children and their parents. The project aims to support development strengthen relationships and ....more The funding will be used to support the group's delivery of early learning activities and events for children and their parents. The project aims to support development strengthen relationships and reduce isolation.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Summer programme
£4,124	23/07/2021 2	Grant to The Maple Tree
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	11/02/2021	to update ICT hardware and systems to support your online service offer (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Maple tree covid-19 activities
£1,428	06/10/2020 1	Since lockdown we have offered support by phone and online and launched online singing and story sessions for under 5s and parents
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - The virtual Maple Tree
£3,216	29/04/2020 2	Advice & support - supporting families of early years children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

AMY EASTHAM Appointed: 2023

AMANDA SMITH Appointed: 2018

DAI DAVID Appointed: 2023

ELIZABETH ELSOM Appointed: 2018

GEORGINA GLENNY Appointed: 2023

JANE LIGHTFOOT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: WHEATLEY PARK SCHOOL PTA,

RICHARD HARDING Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2017, number: 1174117

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 37 days late,

Main office

20 Littleworth Road
Wheatley
Oxford
OX33 1NW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN WHEATLEY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA* AND WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF WHEATLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.*THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES ARE: BECKLEY, CUDDESDON, DENTON, DRAYTON, ELSFIELD, FOREST HILL, GARSINGTON, GREAT HASELEY, GREAT MILTON, HOLTON, HORSPATH, LITTLE HASELEY, LITTLE MILTON, LITTLEWORTH, MARSH BALDON, MILTON COMMON, NUNEHAM COURTENAY, RYCOTE, SHOTOVER, STANTON ST JOHN, TIDDINGTON, TOOT BALDON, WOODEATON, WATERPERRY AND WATERSTOCK.

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