Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THORNAGE HALL INDEPENDENT LIVING 

CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES IS A COMMUNITY SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH SHARED AIMS IN A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,651,919 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 37 years
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,265£2,073£191£37£5,227£4,65226.9495
31/03/22£2,269£2,065£205£4£5,047£4,64327478
31/03/21£2,056£1,843£213£0£4,839£4,81131.3545
31/03/20£2,019£2,104£-85£10£4,606£4,58626.2495
31/03/19£2,401£1,669£731£6£4,711£4,65333.5436
31/03/18£1,807£1,536£271£7£3,974£3,92030.6420
31/03/17£1,501£1,360£141£7£3,702£3,69732.6310
31/03/16£1,401£1,210£191£8£3,543£3,54235.1300
31/03/15£1,318£1,095£223£11£3,359£3,35836.8240
31/03/14£1,187£968£220£15£3,127£3,10038.4210
31/03/13£1,062£954£108£17£2,904£2,89536.4190
31/03/12£1,011£920£92£13£2,788£2,77836.2130
31/03/11£971£1,013£-42£16£2,694£2,69131.9150
31/03/10£948£987£-39£16£2,733£2,72933.2150
31/03/09£844£816£29£20£2,761£2,75940.6120
31/03/08£709£691£17£15£2,743£2,74347.670
31/03/07£790£973£-183£17£2,727£2,72733.650
31/03/06£575£497£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£698£442£256£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£696£357£338£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 26.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 10.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 49 employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Thornage Hall Independent Living
£50,000 08/06/2023
New dementia friendly supported accommodation (Orchard Lodge) for adults with learning disabilities
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£5,000 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/1987, number: 297496
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/1987, number: 02152319
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Thornage Hall Independent Living
Thornage
HOLT
Norfolk
NR25 7QH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, PROVIDE CARE TO AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF: PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE YOUNG, THE OLD, OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE IN NEED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR RUDOLPH STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE MEMORANDUM), PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF VILLAGES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DAY CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER TYPES OF SOCIAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN WHICH BENEFICIARIES LIVE AND/OR WORK AND/OR TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT, IN COMMUNITY WITH PERSONS PROVIDING SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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