Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE CHERWELL SCHOOL OXFORD

The charity's objects are to advance the education of the students at The Cherwell School in Oxford, and it does this by raising funds to make grants to the school to assist in the provision of facilities for education and educational wellbeing at the 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 a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/07/23£45£24£20n/a
31/07/22£61£57£4n/a
31/07/21£93£51£42n/a
31/07/20£11£11£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.friendsofcherwell.org

art@hemingwayart.co.uk

01865883991

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Laptops: online learning for all
£5,000 28/01/2021
13
Grant will be spent on an additional 25 laptops.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDER JACK THOMAS Appointed: 2019
  • DR JOHN HEMINGWAY (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • JOLYON HARRIS Appointed: 2021
  • LUCY KATHERINE WELLS Appointed: 2021
  • NIALL MCWILLIAMS Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2019, number: 1183779
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHERWELL SCHOOL PTA on 22/02/2021
Main office

Pennwood House
Pound Lane
Cassington
Witney
OX29 4BN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS AT THE CHERWELL SCHOOL OXFORD BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL WELLBEING AT THE SCHOOL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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