WESTGATE WHIRLYBIRDS

Charity number: 1053558
Charity reporting is overdue by 375 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity provides affordable childcare facilities to children of parents living or working in the Suffolk area. We have a Pre-school, lunch club, breakfast club, after school club and holiday club.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2022

Total income: £176,872
Total expenditure: £182,337

Total income includes £140,881 from 6 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • EARLYBIRDS AND NIGHT OWLS (Working name)
  • PHOENIX PRE SCHOOL (Working name)
  • SWALLOWS (Working name)
  • WESTGATE WHIRLYBIRDS & PRE-SCHOOL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Chaidanai Robinson Trustee 16 October 2023
None on record
Penny Evelyn Gordon Trustee 15 January 2019
None on record
Lisa Burgess Trustee 27 November 2018
None on record
Sue Taylor Trustee 21 February 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2018 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022
Total gross income £174.92k £186.25k £211.16k £183.39k £176.87k
Total expenditure £171.96k £197.44k £208.80k £195.67k £182.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £66.59k £110.43k £139.99k £152.49k £140.88k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 10 days
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 10 days
Annual return 31 July 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 375 days
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 375 days
Annual return 31 July 2022 27 November 2023 180 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 27 November 2023 180 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 November 2023 545 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 November 2023 545 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 02 March 2022 275 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 31 March 2022 304 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23RD NOVEMBER 1995 AMENDED ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 04 DEC 2018

Charitable objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BURY ST EDMUNDS

Contact information

Address:
BROOKLANDS CLOSE
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
SUFFOLK
IP33 3JX
Phone:
01284754014
Email:
admin@westgatewhirlybirds.org.uk
Website:

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