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Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

MAKE A SPECIAL KID SMILE (MASKS)

MASKS SUPPORTS BOOKER PARK AND STOCKLAKE PARK SPECIAL SCHOOLS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PUPILS ACHIEVE THEIR AIMS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OUR CURRENT PROJECTS WE ARE RAISING FUNDS FOR INCLUDE NEW MINIBUS, HOLIDAY CLUB PROVISION, ALLOTMENT PROJECT, THERAPIST PROVISION, REFURBISHMENT OF COOKERY ROOM AND OUR ADULT PROVISION OF LEARNING.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
30/04/23£8£1£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£12£23£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21*£17£1£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£41£79£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£66£2£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£63£70£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£35£52£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£25£28£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£21£13£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£11£2£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£18£31£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12*£18£2£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11*£13£53£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£37£22£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09*£4£16£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08*£45£53£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07*£17£4£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£47£22£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.thevalefederation.co.uk

cstephenson@thevalefederation.com

01296427221

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Allotments & gardens
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to MASKS (Make A Special Kid Smile)
£6,000 18/02/2020
3
School Dog Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 24/07/2017
Stocklake Park School Multi-Use Games Area
True Colours Trust - Towards costs of new mini-bus
£5,000 01/06/2015
Towards costs of new mini-bus

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMANDA HOUSEGO Appointed: 2016
  • CHRISTINE STEPHENSON Appointed: 1996
  • PENNY HORWOOD Appointed: 2016
  • RHONDA GOSNEY Appointed: 2024
  • SARAH WESTACOTT Appointed: 2016
  • UNA CARROLL Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2005, number: 1109902
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 135 days late, AR12: 25 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 296 days late, AR08: 107 days late, AR07: 109 days late,
Main office

BOOKER SCHOOL
STOKE LEYS CLOSE
AYLESBURY
HP21 9ET

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT SCHOOLS WHICH FORM THE VALE FEDERATION (BOOKER PARK & STOCKLAKE PARK SCHOOLS) BY PROVIDING FUNDS, ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES THAT IS NOT THE OBLIGATION OF ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE;2. THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.3. FURTHERANCE OF LINKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE TO SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARK SCHOOL, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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