Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE FRIENDS OF MANOR MEAD SCHOOL

To advance the education of the pupils at Manor Mead School which is a school for children with severe learning difficulties by providing facilities and equipment which is not funded by the local education authority.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • 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:

  • 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
31/03/23*£79£99£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£16£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£34£36£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£32£69£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£20£6£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£17£22£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£41£4£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£25£22£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£14£25£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£22£19£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£28£16£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£25£50£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£23£3£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£25£102£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£79£44£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£40£13£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£19£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£53£107£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£22£7£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 03/06/2022
Creation of accessible play areas for young children with severe and profound disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Manor Mead School
£21,500 24/05/2022
refurbishment of outside space for a charity supporting children with disabilities in Surrey

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALICE ELLEN CHANDLER Appointed: 2014
  • MARGARET SHARP Appointed: 2015
  • NICKY MELVIN Appointed: 2014
  • RACHEL FAHEY Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1995, number: 1044171
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 254 days late, AR21: 9 days late, AR20: 81 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR08: 124 days late, AR05: 72 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

MANOR MEAD SCHOOL
LALEHAM ROAD
SHEPPERTON
TW17 8EL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT MANOR MEADS SCHOOL, SHEPPERTON FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, BY INCREASING AWARENESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDIND FACILITIES WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OR THE SCHOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE SHEPPERTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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