Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Large volunteer base +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

FRIENDS OF DUNSTER FIRST SCHOOL

Parents & friends enhancing & supporting school provision through fundraising events such as Advent Fair, Summer fete and back to school disco. In the last year the PTA has funded the purchase of new classroom resources, carried out work to maintain our swimming pool, new projectors and children's Christmas presents.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Why is the Board completely female?
Over half the Board have joined recently
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/08/23		£11	£2	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£8	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	*	£4	£8	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	*	£8	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	*	£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£11	£8	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£9	£21	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£9	£12	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£9	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£10	£10	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£13	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10		£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/09		£16	£8	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08		£12	£15	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07		£13	£10	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06		£12	£13	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05?		£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/04		£11	£16	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 30 years

01643821254

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Support for specific schools

How it operates

Provides other finance

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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 Friends of Dunster First School
£1,650	21/10/2023	We would like to develop the outside of our Year 1 classroom. We plan to make it a usable space to extend the classroom into an outdoor area, which will enhance the children's learning experience.
Somerset Community Foundation - enhance outdoor area for growing projects
£2,200	25/06/2021	Enhancing outdoor area for growing projects for a school

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

EMMA MUNRO Appointed: 2022

EMMA SMART Appointed: 2021

EMMA-LEA PEARCE Appointed: 2021

GABBY MASON Appointed: 2022

KIMBERLEY LEWINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

LISA FREEGARD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1994, number: 1041837

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 10 days late, AR19: 145 days late, AR17: 9 days late,

Main office

Dunster First School
13 St. Georges Street
Dunster
MINEHEAD
Somerset
TA24 6RX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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