Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THORNS COMMUNITY TRUST 

To provide high quality childcare to young children between the ages of 2 years 9 months and eleven years through the provision of a pre-school, out of school club and holiday club.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£172£157£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£146£147£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£133£154£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£175£174£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£145£133£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£145£124£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£152£123£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£138£116£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£130£123£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£129£130£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£120£132£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£138£130£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£127£117£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£157£143£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£119£105£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£95£100£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£81£84£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£76£59£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£54£62£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

http://www.brambles-kenilworth.com

jonathan.wright@brambles-kenilworth.com

01926854486

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1998, number: 1071096
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR08: 44 days late, AR07: 117 days late,
Main office

MR JONATHAN WRIGHT
C/O THORNS SCHOOL
BLACKTHORN ROAD
KENILWORTH
WARWICKSHIRE
CV8 2DS

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION OF A HIGH STANDARDTHE PROVISION OF CARE, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES OUTSIDE NORMAL SCHOOL HOURSTHE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THORNS INFANT SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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