Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -3
Multiple Deficits: -2

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE

Principal activities: promote and widen participation in and improve the quality of education, training, vocational & occupational opportunities, particularly for students with complex/ profound/ severe learning difficulties and/or disabilities & those who have been previously excluded from such opportunities; support practitioners who work with such students to promote these objectives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £8,149,000
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
31/07/22	£17,705	£19,682	£-1,977	£0	£1,209	£1,050	0.6	269
31/07/21	£17,902	£16,976	£926	£0	£-5,112	£-5,112	-3.6	259
31/07/20	£14,860	£13,772	£1,088	£0	£-3,022	£-3,022	-2.6	214
31/07/19	£17,427	£13,674	£3,752	£0	£583	£583	0.5	221
31/07/18	£14,493	£19,229	£-4,736	£0	£-2,970	£-2,970	-1.9	270
31/07/17	£13,685	£13,810	£-125	£1	£623	£623	0.5	259
31/07/16?	£12,483	£9,806	£2,677	£3	£944	£944	1.2	222
30/09/15?	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£0	£65	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£131	£65	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

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Established: 12 years

www.orchardhill.ac.uk

enquiries@ohcat.org

0345 402 0453

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other education services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Hillingdon, Kingston Upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

269 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth mental health support
£10,000	08/11/2017 12	This project will deliver a series of mental health training sessions for staff, parents and community members, leading to improved levels of wellbeing for pupils and young people.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchard Awarding Organisation
£130,000	19/04/2012	Towards the development and piloting of a range of nationally recognised learning units for learners with complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties that enable improved access to colleges ....more Towards the development and piloting of a range of nationally recognised learning units for learners with complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties that enable improved access to colleges and community-based education provision.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-69

ANGELA JANE O'HARA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DAVID DANGANA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education Leader

RAMA VENCHARD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Project Manager

SIMON JAMES FRYER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Local Government Officer

TIMOTHY SIMON BORRIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Strategic And Operational Director

JOHN PRIOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

PETER LAUENER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CITB,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2011, number: 1144922
Registered at Companies House on 31/03/2011, number: 07586715

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Orchard Hill College
Copthall House
Grove Road
SUTTON
Surrey
SM1 1DA

Objectives

3.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TRAINING, VOCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 3.1.1 PROMOTING AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION, TRAINING , VOCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR LEARNERS WITH COMPLEX/ PROFOUND/ SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXCLUDED FROM SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTING PRACTITIONERS WHO WORK WITH SUCH LEARNERS; 3.1.2 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, WORK PLACEMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS, PARTICULARLY FOR LEARNERS WITH COMPLEX/PROFOUND/SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN EQUITABLY REPRESENTED IN SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTING PRACTITIONERS WHO WORK WITH SUCH LEARNERS; 3.1.3 RECOGNISING PROGRESS IN ALL FORMS; PROMOTING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, WORK AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF RESOURCES, PROVISION, ORGANISATIONS AND SYSTEMS; AND 3.1.4 ANY OTHER ACTIVITY IN ITS OWN WORK OR WORK WITH OTHERS NOT COVERED BY SECTIONS 4.1.1 TO 4.1.3 WHICH, IN THE VIEW OF THE DIRECTORS, GOVERNING BOARD AND TRUSTEES DIRECTLY ENHANCES THE CHARITY’S ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES.

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