Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

PARCHMENT TRUST 

Provision of occupational and day care services to people with learning disabilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/07/22£2,458£2,375£83£1£1,778£1,2816.51113
31/07/21£2,141£2,128£13£0£1,695£1,1906.71040
31/07/20£2,218£2,179£40£0£1,682£1,1706.4990
31/07/19£1,979£1,869£110£1£1,642£1,1187.28614
31/07/18£1,827£1,714£113£1£1,532£99678514
31/07/17£1,613£1,547£66£1£1,419£8706.7800
31/07/16£1,478£1,376£103£1£1,353£7906.9680
31/07/15£1,363£1,316£47£7£1,251£6716.1610
31/07/14£1,309£1,266£43£7£1,204£6115.8510
31/07/13£1,324£1,302£22£25£1,161£5545.1560
31/07/12£1,303£1,232£70£26£1,139£5455.3550
31/07/11£1,483£983£500£27£1,069£4735.8500
31/07/10£802£755£47£26£569£3926.2350
31/07/09£704£686£19£39£521£3456270
31/07/08£669£617£53£22£503£3286.4270
31/07/07£771£510£260£19£450£2936.9260
31/07/06£535£478£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£440£381£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£403£368£34£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years

www.parchment-trust.org.uk

info@parchment-trust.org.uk

01424755800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 111 employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2000, number: 1081148
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2000, number: 03920430
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ORE PLACE FARM
THE RIDGE, HASTINGS
EAST SUSSEX
TN34 2RA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, MINIMISING THE EFFECTS OF DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE ISOLATION, POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE IN THE WORKPLACE, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:A) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTLY TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS, EITHER RESIDENTIAL, IN THE COMMUNITY OR THROUGH SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMMESB) IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, OF WHICH THE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS ARE PART, BY CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES AND SUPPORTED BUSINESSES WHICH BENEFIT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY SOCIAL STRUCTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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