Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL TRUST

To provide such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the Local Education Authority for Joseph Clarke School for the visually impaired of London E4 9PP. To educate and assist visually impaired young persons through their leisure time activities to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£51£14£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£56£28£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£20£25£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£22£14£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£16£7£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£18£10£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£18£25£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£23£6£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£25£9£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£43£33£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£32£0£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£1£4£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£8£20£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£2£10£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.joseph-clarke-sc.co.uk

end63@hotmail.co.uk

02085292186

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Joseph Clarke School Trust
£3,755 21/10/2023
The Trust would like to buy braille computer equipment and magnifier, to continue its support for the Joseph Clarke School.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£9,000 11/02/2021
to fund two Braille Notetakers
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Joseph Clarke School
£5,597 24/10/2020
We would like to provide pupils with a Braille Notetaker to enhance their learning and communication skills, and further their education.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Joseph Clarke School Trust
£6,031 19/11/2018
We want to purchase two BrailleNote Touch 32 Braille Notetakers to enhance education and communication for pupils of Joseph Clarke School.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Gender Split

  • FRANK JAMES SMITH (Chair)
  • ISOBEL BIDDER Appointed: 2023
  • JANET LEWIS
  • JOHN CHIPPERFIELD Appointed: 2014
  • MICHAEL LEWIS
  • PATRICIA ANNE THERON
  • ROY WILLIAM HOOPER
  • WILLIAM REECE BIDDER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1990, number: 1000964
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 23 days late, AR06: 353 days late,
Main office

63 ENDLEBURY ROAD
LONDON
E4 6QB

Objectives

A) PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL OF VINCENT ROAD HIGHAMS PARK LONDON E4 9PP OR OTHER MAINTAINED SCHOOLS OR UNITS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST WHOSE PRIME PURPOSE IS THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED B) TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST VISUALLY HANDICAPPED YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT PROVIDE WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST CENTRES FOR MEETINGS LECTURES CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION INCLUDING A BRAILLE LIBRARY AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALTHAM FOREST

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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