Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

FRIENDS OF ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED, MAKENI, SIERRA LEONE 

Raising awareness and providing financial support for the children and staff of St Joseph's School for the Hearing Impaired in Makeni, Sierra Leone
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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 is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 13 years

www.friendsofstjosephskids.org

forthehearingimpaired@gmail.com

01206242289

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
31/03/23£25£12£13n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22£16£19£-3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£22£13£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£9£27£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£11£26£-15n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£18£15£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£10£18£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£17£8£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£51£29£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£26£20£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£14£26£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£19£7£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Sierra Leone,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2011, number: 1142397
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Teko House
Spring Lane
West Bergholt
COLCHESTER
CO6 3HJ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAININGTHE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESSTHE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTHTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFETHE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF LOCAL SIERRA LEONEAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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