Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

FRIENDS OF RED OAKS 

FUNDRAISING FOR THE RED OAKS PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROVIDING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN AND RESIDENTS
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/06/23£13£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/06/22*£8£4£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£2£8£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20*£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/06/18£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£19£18£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16*£11£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15*£11£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14*£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13*£11£6£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£11£6£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£6£1£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£10£3£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.foropta.co.uk

foro@redoaks.org.uk

07970 756833

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2007, number: 1120234
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR20: 4 days late, AR16: 331 days late, AR15: 697 days late, AR14: 1062 days late, AR13: 1427 days late,
Main office

3 Stanford Road
Redhouse
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN25 2AB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE 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:

WILTSHIRE 'NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE'

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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