Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

THE THOMLEY HALL CENTRE LIMITED 

A place for people of all abilities and disabilities to have fun, play, learn and live
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/23£773£879£-106£96£1,220£4586.3308
31/12/22£725£771£-46£60£1,326£5558.61810
31/12/21£732£612£120£55£1,372£56511.11810
31/12/20£585£475£110£50£1,252£2706.81414
31/12/19£493£532£-40n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/18£588£558£30£65£1,182£2495.4240
31/12/17£543£609£-66£106£1,148£1643.2350
31/12/16?£1,099£641£458£55£1,213£2444.6250
31/08/15£666£475£191£70£755£2115.3130
31/08/14£493£453£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£420£399£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£324£386£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£488£377£112£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£280£281£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£244£274£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£221£228£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£210£231£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£252£215£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£535£447£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£208£187£21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 71%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.thomley.org.uk

ewanshinton@thomley.org.uk

01844338380

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund£177,212
DCMS£104,966
BBC Children in Need£94,554
Rothschild Foundation£90,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£40,000
Sport England£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Thomley Activity Centre
£40,000 11/07/2023
Purchase and installation of an Interactive Water Feature for a charity which works with people with learning disabilities in Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Energy Support for people with disabilities
£1,500 15/12/2022
3
Grant to Thomley Hall Centre Ltd.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
£10,000 21/11/2022
Cost of living supplementary grant
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Open for all days
£4,920 13/07/2022
We will facilitate these 'Open for all' days to ensure that we support inclusion and awareness in our local community. These days will directly encourage those with and without disabilities to play ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking skills sessions for children and young people with disabilities
£10,000 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to provide cooking and food hygiene classes for young people living with learning disabilities. The project aims to promote independence improve potential and support in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Skills Training for disabled young people aged 16-25
£167,212 02/12/2021
The project is using funding to run a new life skills course for 16–25-year-olds with a disability in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The aim is to provide learners with the life skills and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/11/2021
Enhancing the lives and experiences of disabled people, their parents, carers and families
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Thomley - 15/10/21
£1,500 03/11/2021
Breakfast with Santa for disabled people
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
£30,000 12/08/2021
A permanent, multi-year, accredited life skills programme for an initial cohort of 12 disabled young learners (16-25) leading to awards in Independent Living.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,966 15/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
£50,000 30/07/2020
6
Core support to Thomley’s learning centre for disabled people in Bucks
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre Ltd.
£5,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund minor adaptations and safety measures to safeguard visitors and staff to support disabled children and young people to return to outdoor activities when Covid-19 ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 06/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 07/02/2020
Supporting disabled people through their lives
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre Ltd.
£89,554 26/06/2019
36
A Youth Group and a Cooking Club for children and young people who have a wide range of learning, physical and complex medical impairments. Participants will improve their social skills, build their ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Thomley Hall Centre Limited
£40,000 07/12/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability Sports Facilitator
£10,000 27/03/2018
12
The project will develop their disability sports programme with the aim of bringing disabled young people together to stay active and enjoy the same opportunities as their peers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/02/2018
Core Csts
Dulverton Trust - Visits for siblings of disabled children
£75,000 25/10/2016
Visits for siblings of disabled children
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Thomley
£82,200 11/06/2015
36
towards three years' salary and related costs of a Senior Youth Worker at a project supporting disabled young people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the surrounding areas
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Activity Centre
£90,000 01/02/2013
This project will provide an inclusive programme of activities for disabled young people enabling them to socialise and learn skills which will help them to lead more independent lives.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre
£70,200 12/09/2012
36
towards three years' salary of a Youth Worker to run the 'My Future' project for disabled teenagers in Buckinghamshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring ambitions in young disabled people
£10,000 24/03/2011
12
This is a project by a community company and charity in Buckinghamshire. The group will use funding to provide activities for young disabled people aged over 13. This will enable this age group to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2001, number: 1089224
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2001, number: 04297671
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 353 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
Main office

Old Thomley Hall Farmhouse
Menmarsh Road
Worminghall
AYLESBURY
HP18 9JZ

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE:(A) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR IMPAIRMENT/DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE FAMILY OR HOME BY OFFERING A SHORT BREAK SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; AND(C) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF NON-DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY WHERE THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR DISABLED PEERS TO SUPPORT THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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