01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 July 1979
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01424489
- Financial period
- 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
- Latest income
- £770,627
- Latest expenditure
- £840,265
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: GINGERBREAD CORNER, GRENABY AVENUE, CROYDON, CR0 2EG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gingerbreadcorner.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS OF ANY PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £770,627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £840,265
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £741,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £797,272
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £720,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £793,290
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £757,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £921,509
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £770,627
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £840,265
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £741,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £797,272
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £720,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £793,290
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £757,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £921,509
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £200,558
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,092,221
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,044,939
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,207
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 7874
- Income Charitable Activities
- 718564
- Income Investments
- 591
- Income Other
- 43598
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 770627
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £306
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £839,959
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 840265
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19833
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 18393
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £114,546
- Assets Total Fixed
- 560110
- Assets Own Use
- 560110
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £28,883
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £409,759
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £179,234
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 166384
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 243375
- Assets Cash
- £24,858
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 173378
- Funds Restricted
- 5856
- Funds Total
- 179234
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 7671
- Income Charitable Activities
- 687596
- Income Investments
- 206
- Income Other
- 46420
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 741893
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £342
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £796,930
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 797272
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4152
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4152
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28289
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -28289
- Gain Loss Other
- -17297
- Reserves
- £116,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 578503
- Assets Own Use
- 578503
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £46,398
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £376,029
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £248,872
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 120185
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 255844
- Assets Cash
- £40,831
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 243016
- Funds Restricted
- 5856
- Funds Total
- 248872
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1509
- Income Charitable Activities
- 652581
- Income Investments
- 9
- Income Other
- 66415
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 720514
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £312
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £792,978
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 793290
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3723
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3723
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 334741
- Gain Loss Investment
- 9
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -72776
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £298,395
- Assets Total Fixed
- 606792
- Assets Own Use
- 606792
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £63,695
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £366,236
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £304,251
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 114080
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 252156
- Assets Cash
- £58,167
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 298395
- Funds Restricted
- 5856
- Funds Total
- 304251
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 200558
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 527
- Income Charitable Activities
- 500597
- Income Investments
- 76
- Income Other
- 56003
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 757761
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,739
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £914,770
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 921509
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5559
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 12298
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 299818
- Gain Loss Investment
- 76
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -163748
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £371,171
- Assets Total Fixed
- 640865
- Assets Own Use
- 640865
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £95,448
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £359,286
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £377,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 96280
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 263006
- Assets Cash
- £87,053
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 371171
- Funds Restricted
- 5856
- Funds Total
- 377027
- Count Employees
- 44
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18207
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11011
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1035894
- Income Investments
- 451
- Income Other
- 26658
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1092221
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,572
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,037,367
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1044939
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6677
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7572
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39599
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 1801
- Reserves
- £93,365
- Assets Total Fixed
- 673089
- Assets Own Use
- 673089
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £218,281
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £350,595
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £540,775
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 82563
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 268032
- Assets Cash
- £190,659
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 534919
- Funds Restricted
- 5856
- Funds Total
- 540775
- Count Employees
- 44
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Croydon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GINGERBREAD CORNER
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1979-07-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 MAY 1979 AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED 1 MARCH 1991 AND 12 NOVEMBER 1992 AND 30 JULY 2008 as amended on 21 Dec 2018
- Charitable Objects
- The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:a) improve the social and economic circumstances of disadvantaged families;b) preserve, protect and improve the good health (mental, emotional and physical) of children and their parents; and c) prevent and relieve the suffering of children who have been the subject of cruelty and maltreatment.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 124585
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CROYDON GINGERBREAD CHARITIES
- Charity Name Id
- 124608
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CROYDON PLAY-CARE COMPANY
- Charity Name Id
- 124621
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CROYDON PLAYCARE COMPANY
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests