Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

SENTIENT TRUST

To advance the education, care and wellbeing of the pupils at the schools, to advance the education of other members of the community, and otherwise to benefit the community? It is intended that the curriculum and ethos of the Schools will place an emphasis on, and include a commitment to students learning about, the Co-operative values.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/03/23		£11	£6	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£0	£12	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£36	£17	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£8	£9	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£0	£2	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£18	£3	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£0	£5	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16?		£3	£9	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£1	£8	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.sentient-trust.org

S.Nightingale-Jones@marland.devon.sch.uk

01805 601324

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL Appointed: 2022

CHRISTINE BEVAN Appointed: 2020

DAVID GARETH JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Teacher

DR PAUL GRAY Appointed: 2018

ELIZABETH SHINN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Governor

GLENN WILCE Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER ANN HARVEY Appointed: 2022

NICOLA LOUISE BORROUGHS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Teacher

ROSEMARY JANE MITCHELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

STUART ALLMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Teacher

FAITH EVELYN BUTLER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: WOOLFARDISWORTHY SPORTS AND COMMUNITY HALL,

KEITH RAYMOND BENNETT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Headteacher

KEVIN ANDREW HARRIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Government Officer

RICK GAEHL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Education Consultant

SARAH PICKERING Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2014, number: 1156708
Registered at Companies House on 27/07/2012, number: 08159859

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR21: 52 days late, AR18: 155 days late,

Main office

Devon County Council
Marland School
Peters Marland
TORRINGTON
Devon
EX38 8QQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, CARE AND WELLBEING OF THE PUPILS AT THE SCHOOLS, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND OTHERWISE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, IT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IN CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTS THE TRUST MUST (WHERE APPLICABLE) HAVE REGARD TO ITS OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY COHESION UNDER THE EDUCATION ACTS. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE CURRICULUM AND ETHOS OF THE SCHOOLS WILL PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON, AND INCLUDE A COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT, THE CO-OPERATIVE VALUES OF SELF-HELP, SELF RESPONSIBILITY, DEMOCRACY, EQUALITY, EQUITY, SOLIDARITY, HONESTY, OPENNESS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CARING FOR OTHERS WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING ALL STUDENTS TO BECOME BETTER CITIZENS, NOT ONLY WHILE THEY ARE STUDENTS BUT DURING THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

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