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home >> charity search >> sowood pre-school and community association
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SOWOOD PRE-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

We provide quality Early Years Education and childcare for 2 to 5 year olds
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 well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£99£78£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£77£96£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£91£93£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£76£93£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£163£94£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£27£9£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

http://sowoodpreschool.org/

info@sowoodpreschool.org

01422374367

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Calderdale,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Health Eating
£600 24/03/2021
Grant to Sowood Preschool and Community Association

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMANDA DEBORAH JACKSON Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH WHYTE Appointed: 2017
  • MALCOLM JOHN MOAT GARDNER Appointed: 2023
  • MALCOLM GRAHAM JAMES (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL FRANK GREAVES Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2016, number: 1166047
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Sowood Pre School
Stainland Road
Sowood
HALIFAX
HX4 9HY

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CALDERDALE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.2. TO DEVELOP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:• PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;• PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;• PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;• PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;• PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND• FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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