Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Multiple returns filed late: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE FRIENDS OF THE MILESTONE SCHOOL

Raising funds for The Milestone School. This is a special needs school

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/07/24		£24	£35	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/23	*	£27	£9	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	*	£21	£6	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	*	£34	£21	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20?		£10	£3	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18		£35	£18	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.themilestoneschool.co.uk

friends@milestone.sandmat.uk

01452874000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

SEN schools

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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
Barnwood Trust - Glos Funders - Organisation and Group Funding
£1,200	28/07/2023	Residential trip for pupils with additional needs
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Friends of The Milestone School
£10,000	25/05/2021	reburbishment of building for a charity supporting young people with severe learning difficulties in Gloucestershire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DIANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

LYN DANCE Appointed: 2017

PAUL COOKE Appointed: 2017

SALLY-ANN LONSDALE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2017, number: 1173333

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR23: 83 days late, AR22: 449 days late, AR21: 814 days late,

Main office

The Milestone School
Longford Lane
GLOUCESTER
GL2 9EU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULARLY BY;1. TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL.2. TO BENEFIT THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BEYOND ANY INFRASTRUCTURE OR RUNNING COSTS OR GENERAL MAINTENANCE INCURRED BY THE SCHOOL.3. TO BENEFIT PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR RESOURCES, SCHOOL TRIPS, RESIDENTIAL AND ACTIVITIES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE SCHOOL WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY FUNDED BY THE SCHOOL.

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