Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5

ARKHOLME SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION 

The Arkholme PTFA works to support the school and its children, not only by raising funds for equipment and travel costs, but by encouraging a collaborative and fun relationship between staff, parents, governors, the Arkholme community and, of course, the children themselves.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 22 years

ellefox@mac.com

07739805796

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/23£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/22£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/21£15£27£-13n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/20£10£2£9n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/08/19£10£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£4£8£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£4£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09?£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/08/07£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£3£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 Arkholme PTFA
£1,796 23/10/2021
We want to replace the safety flooring under the play equipment, better locate the storage areas for equipment, reseed the grass, and build the children a digging zone and more built-in seating areas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2002, number: 1091970
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 26 days late,
Main office

Greta Bridge House Cottage
Cantsfield
CARNFORTH
LA6 2QS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ARKHOLME C OF E SCHOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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