Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

FRIENDS OF OAK LODGE SCHOOL FOR DEAF YOUNG PEOPLE LIMITED

WE HELP DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER CARERS, WITH SERVICES AND SUPPPORT FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/03/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£27£38£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£7£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£3£30£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£61£0£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£2£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£0£6£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£0£32£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£1£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£8£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£19£23£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£31£10£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£13£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£22£63£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.aimhi.org.uk

thenightingalegateway@oaklodge.wandsworth.sch

02086733453

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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 Friends of Oak Lodge School for Deaf Young People
£2,436 23/10/2021
We want to provide an exercise room with suitable equipment for members of the Oak Lodge deaf community and their carers, that will boost confidence and encourage good physical and mental wellbeing.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Friends of Oak Lodge School for Deaf Young People
£25,000 10/06/2021
Expansion of residential accommodation for students who are deaf and/or have speech, language and communication needs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Nightingale Gateway
£7,715 19/11/2018
Money will be spent on BSL communicating wellbeing providers to support pupils who are deaf or have a speech language or communication need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DESMOND JARRETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • LAURA GRAHAM Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/1995, number: 1042823
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/1994, number: 02987270
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; AR23: 224 days late, AR22: 583 days late, AR20: 58 days late, AR16: 152 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

OAK LODGE SCHOOL
101 NIGHTINGALE LANE
LONDON
SW12 8NA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE OR ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF DEAF AND IMPAIRED PERSONS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED FROM STATUTORY FUNDS AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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