Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

FRIENDS OF CASTLE SCHOOL NEWBURY

The objects of the association are to advance and enhance the education of the pupils at The Castle School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the Local Education Authority).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently
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
31/12/23		£4	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	*	£12	£0	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£3	£7	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£107	£112	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£52	£32	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£10	£22	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£19	£14	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£19	£14	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£15	£12	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	*	£10	£8	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	*	£7	£2	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	*	£6	£16	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£17	£7	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£4	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£3	£9	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£9	£12	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£12	£18	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£14	£9	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£19	£5	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£10	£5	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 40 years

jwestbrook@castle.w-berks.sch.uk

0163542976

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Support for specific schools

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
True Colours Trust	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,132

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Castle School
£1,132	22/10/2022	We aim to give children with special needs at the Castle School the chance to learn an instrument with specialist music teachers. This will take place over a year, enabling them to learn new skills.
True Colours Trust - Towards improvement costs for the hydrotherapy pool at The Castle School
£5,000	07/01/2020	Towards improvement costs for the hydrotherapy pool at The Castle School
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Castle School
£10,000	13/12/2019	purchase of a vehicle for a special school which works with children with disabilities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends Of Castle
£5,923	29/11/2017	We want to be able to hire coaches to take local families with LDD children on day trips to improve their knowledge and experiences.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AGNES REMPLAKOWSKI Appointed: 2024

AMANDA WALBURN-GREEN Appointed: 2023

CAROLINE WHITLOCK Appointed: 2019

ESTELLE FOX-MASTERS Appointed: 2023

JANE GRAY Appointed: 2023

MARISA PIPER Appointed: 2023

TERESA LENNON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

VICKY MARIE SAVAGE Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM HARVEY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1985, number: 291153

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 267 days late, AR21: 613 days late, AR14: 30 days late, AR13: 95 days late, AR12: 115 days late,

Main office

The Castle School
Love Lane
Donnington
NEWBURY
RG14 2JG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE ASSOCIATION MAY: A) FOSTER MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF AND PARENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF TE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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