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home >> charity search >> friends of hilden oaks school (fohos)
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

FRIENDS OF HILDEN OAKS SCHOOL (FOHOS) 

Friends of Hilden Oaks School (FOHOS) works with Hilden Oaks school, its parents and pupils to put on activities and events.with the purpose of advancing the education for all the pupils. Examples include Christmas Fayre,Quiz night,Burns night, Discos and Summer fetes. Also the funding of a school minibus, sports equipment, and the purchase of interactive play equipment.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Income & Spending ?
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£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
19/04/23£15£6£9n/an/an/an/an/a25
19/04/22£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/a25
19/04/21£8£5£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
19/04/20£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
19/04/19*£16£8£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
19/04/18£11£5£7£0£0£0n/a00
19/04/17£8£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

fohos@hildenoaks.co.uk

01732353941

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2016, number: 1167239
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; AR19: 290 days late,
Main office

Hilden Oaks School
38 Dry Hill Park Road
Tonbridge
TN10 3BU

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.

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
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