Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WINGS TO FLY

To advance the education and opportunities for the pupils and staff of St Mark's CEP School; and residents and children of the village of Hadlow Down, East Sussex. In furtherance of this objective the fund may provide and assist in the provision of such facilities, opportunities or items for education (not provided from statutory funds) as the trustees from time to time determine
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£14£14£0n/a
31/08/22£5£19£-14n/a
31/08/21£41£16£25n/a
31/08/20*£17£6£12n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.wingstofly.org.uk

awilkes@st-marks.e-sussex.sch.uk

01825830375

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sussex Community Foundation£23,851
National Lottery Community Fund£11,200
DCMS£4,740
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk Space
£8,700 13/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide counselling and workshops for children and families in the rural village of Hadlow Down in East Sussex. The project aims to support and strengthen families by offering support to contribute to improved mental ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£5,000 16/07/2021
6
Funding was provided to run creative cultural events.
National Lottery Community Fund - CREATIVE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
£2,500 13/07/2021
The funding will be used to provide a range of workshops performances and presentation events both virtually and physically to connect communities. The project aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness by bringing people together.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£9,996 11/06/2021
Wings to Fly supports the village Primary School (St Marks) and aims to promote and provide mutually beneficial activities and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities within the village of Hadlow and neighbouring communities. Funding was ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£4,740 11/08/2020
Wings to Fly is a charity that supports St Marks Primary School in East Sussex a small, rural, village school of 92 pupils. Children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than average number with special educational needs. They aim ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,740 10/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£4,115 21/04/2020
Wings to Fly supports St Marks Primary School; children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than average number with special educational needs. They provide activities, opportunities and equipment to maximise childrens enjoyment, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW COOK Appointed: 2019
  • ANGELA WILKES Appointed: 2019
  • EMILY LOUISE BELLHOUSE BSC PGC Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD BROWN Appointed: 2021
  • SCYLLA VICTORIA MARY RICHARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • VALERIE LILLY DRAKE Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2019, number: 1183096
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 303 days late,
Main office

Nuthatch
St. Raphaels
Buxted
UCKFIELD
East Sussex
TN22 4JS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF THE PUPILS AND STAFF OF ST MARK'S CEP SCHOOL AND THE RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE OF HADLOW DOWN, EAST SUSSEX. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECTIVE THE FUND MAY PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES OR ITEMS (NOT PROVIDED FROM STATUTORY FUNDS) AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE AND EDUCATION OF THE ST. MARK'S SCHOOL COMMUNITY, THE RESIDENTS, AND CHILDREN OF HADLOW DOWN AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING THEIR SOCIAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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