Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

FRIENDS OF DERWEN SCHOOL

Fundraising events throughout the school year - Christmas Fair, Summer fete, bingo, discos, etc. 100% of surplus is to purchase equipment/services for Derwen Primary School
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/08/23£0£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£6£11£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£7£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£9£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11*£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£9£17£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£9£5£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£11£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04*£10£13£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

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fodspta@gmail.com

07725607602

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Flintshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CARA COVENTRY Appointed: 2023
  • CAROLYN CAUGHTER Appointed: 2023
  • DR ELLENORE TIDEY Appointed: 2023
  • EMILY O'BRIEN Appointed: 2023
  • LOUISE ESSER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/1993, number: 1027488
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 75 days late, AR19: 441 days late, AR16: 130 days late, AR11: 112 days late, AR10: 20 days late, AR04: 27 days late,
Main office

DERWEN SCHOOL
MAIN ROAD
HIGHER KINNERTON
CHESTER
CH4 9AJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:1. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2. ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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