Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE STABLE FAMILY HOME TRUST

To provide a range of support services to adults with a learning disability, including the provision of: registered residential care; domiciliary support to people within their own homes; day services offering meaningful learning, sport and leisure activities; support for service users to find employment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£5,123£3,605£1,518£79£5,073£2,7939.310315
31/03/22£3,554£3,339£215£118£3,555£2,86410.3764
31/03/21£3,548£3,125£422£112£3,341£2,69510.3703
31/03/20£3,195£3,132£63£126£2,918£2,3268.97910
31/03/19£3,230£2,898£332£121£2,855£2,2359.38115
31/03/18£2,610£2,664£-54£62£2,523£2,35010.6790
31/03/17£3,032£2,519£513£101£2,577£2,50311.9720
31/03/16£2,575£2,453£123£50£2,064£1,9749.7700
31/03/15£2,384£2,273£111£62£1,941£1,8579.8720
31/03/14£2,141£2,211£-70£59£1,830£1,7489.5670
31/03/13£2,113£2,168£-55£33£1,901£1,79910670
31/03/12£2,079£2,102£-22£32£1,956£1,84210.5640
31/03/11£2,079£2,010£69£30£1,978£1,85011640
31/03/10£1,963£1,905£59£33£1,909£1,80611.4620
31/03/09£1,773£1,779£-6£34£1,851£1,82412.3580
31/03/08£1,595£1,459£136£27£1,857£1,84715.2440
31/03/07£1,398£1,409£-11£48£1,720£1,71414.6440
31/03/06*£1,353£1,338£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£1,250£1,186£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,208£1,068£141n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.sfht.org.uk

accounts@sfht.org.uk

01425478043

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£51,000
DCMS£30,008
Co-Operative Group£1,828
Masonic Trust£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Stable Family Home Trust
£1,828 22/10/2022
We would like to extend the café at our garden centre shop Gifted to include outside seating. Our community gift shop is staffed by adults with learning disabilities.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 27/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,008 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£51,000 14/05/2020
Project to fund the purchase of a house for supported living accomodation for adults with learning disabilites
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Stable Family Home Trust
£35,000 05/12/2018
Refurbishment of supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities in Hampshire
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Stable Family Home Trust
£50,000 11/07/2017
purchase of building for a charity which works with disabled people in Ringwood

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-71
  • DAWN CAROL BARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Hr Director
  • JOHN HATCHARD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JOHN MASON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Manager Of Forecourt Filling Station
  • JON PRITCHARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Associate Director Nhs Southern Health Trust
  • JULIE FINNIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • MARK ROBERT DIXON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Charity Ceo
  • SIMON FREDERICK FARROW Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Businessman
  • SUE PERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2002, number: 1093672
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2002, number: 04421606
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 393 days late,
Main office

STABLES FAMILY HOME TRUST
THE STABLES
BISTERNE
RINGWOOD
BH24 3BN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY PROVIDING FOR THE CARE, ACCOMMODATION, TRAINING, EDUCATION, FUTURE LIVING, EMPLOYMENT, OCCUPATION AND SUSTENANCE OF PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE BENEFICIARIES) IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DORSET AND HAMPSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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