ST GABRIEL'S AREA PARTNERSHIP ENABLING PLAY AND LEARNING FOR EVERYONE LTD

Registered charity 1108217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE APPLE TRUST

The Apple Trust aims to advance the education of children and young people resident in the area , in particular, but not exlusively, through the provision of nursery, day and after school care services;and to provide a film club, meals and other activities to engage local resident in the area with the object of improving their condition of life arising by different circumstances.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF NURSERY, DAY AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE SERVICES AND 2. TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE AREA WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE ARISING BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: FOR PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE AREA(THE HUYTON AND DISTRICT AREA OF MERSEYSIDE).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity continues to provide childcare services with rising occupancy and waiting lists. The trustees report that the impact of the pandemic is historic and that the charity remains a trusted part of the community. External funding from the local authority and Apple Trustees supports building improvements and subsidizes financial challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Shearon
• Janice Shearon
• Keith William Birkett
• Rev Kimberley Mannings · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rev Lynne Connolly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Reverend Canon MALCOLM KENNETH ROGERS · trustee of 3 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OAK APPLE TRUST.

• OAK APPLE TRUST income £148k
• THE ORCHARD TRUST income £5.4m
• ARC COMMUNITY TRUSTEES income £960k
• GATEWAY (EDUCATION & CHILDCARE) TRUST LIMITED income £875k
• ST AIDAN'S DAY NURSERY TRUST income £1.1m
• THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION income £239k

Side by side with its peers

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