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Charity Number: 1174117
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £84,735
Total expenditure: £84,460

Total income includes £10,657 from 8 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 August 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
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
Jane Lightfoot Chair 18 July 2019
WHEATLEY PARK SCHOOL PTA
Received: On time
DAI DAVID Trustee 20 November 2023
None on record
AMY EASTHAM Trustee 04 September 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Elsom Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £66.95k £74.33k £75.69k £105.27k £84.74k
Total expenditure £49.95k £59.27k £77.34k £84.05k £84.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £34.85k £28.88k £9.07k £22.97k £10.66k

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 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 October 2020 On Time 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.
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CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Aug 2017

Charitable objects

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.

Contact information

Address:
20 Littleworth Road
Wheatley
Oxford
OX33 1NW
Phone:
01865236700
Email:
info@mapletree.org.uk
Website:

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