Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

FRIENDS OF THE OAKS SCHOOL

FOTOS supports the children of The Oaks School and their families. We support the school Enterprise Fayre, Leaver's event and Christmas parties every year. We host coffee mornings and a variety of other social events. This year's dates are on the school website and everyone is welcome. We supply specialist equipment and activities to school through our fund raising and grant applications

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
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
31/08/23		£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£0	£3	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£3	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£2	£4	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£15	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£8	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16		£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£21	£16	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14		£5	£6	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13	*	£27	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12	*	£55	£56	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10	*	£5	£6	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.theoaksschool.co.uk

THEOAKS@DURHAMLEARNING.NET

01388827380

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

School support organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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 Friends Of The Oaks School (FOTOS)
£1,396	21/10/2023	We'd like to make our sensory garden more accessible by building more wheelchair accessible planters; creating a sensory trail with a wheelchair friendly path; buying seeds and plants to grow.
National Lottery Community Fund - develop fitness and a healthy living ethos to students
£9,805	03/05/2018 12	The school will provide physical and expedition activities for their students with moderate physical and learning difficulties and those with severe learning difficulties. This will provide ....more The school will provide physical and expedition activities for their students with moderate physical and learning difficulties and those with severe learning difficulties. This will provide accredited leadership awards for a group of students to help lead the activities, and develop the social, communication and team working skills of young people, improving their confidence, independence and aspirations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

LYNN KIPLING (Chair) Appointed: 2011

RACHAEL DOBINSON Appointed: 2018

MR C HUBERY, Other trusteeship: STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER WELFARE,

VICTORIA ROSS, Other trusteeship: LEARNING LIBRARY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/04/2009, number: 1129361

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR13: 72 days late, AR12: 44 days late, AR10: 27 days late,

Main office

THE OAKS SCHOOL
ROCK ROAD
SPENNYMOOR
CO DURHAM
DL16 7DB
DL16 7DB

Objectives

To advance the education of pupils in the School in particular by:Developing effective relationships between the staff parents and others associated with the school;Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the School and advance the education of the pupils.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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