Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FRIENDS OF GROVELANDS SCHOOL, HAILSHAM 

Raising funds to enhance the children's education at Grovelands CP School in Hailsham, East Sussex. Funds are raised through a variety of events during the year including a Christmas & Summer Fairs, School Discos, Raffles, Cinema Events, Race Nights.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/08/22£24£24£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£18£24£-6n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/08/19£19£13£6n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/08/18£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£7£13£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£3£8£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£6£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07?£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06?£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£9£2£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

frogs@grovelands.e-sussex.sch.uk

01323840062

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/1988, number: 298520
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR17: 2 days late, AR10: 131 days late,
Main office

FAO: FROGS
Grovelands Cp School
Dunbar Drive
HAILSHAM
BN27 3UW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF GROVELANDS SCHOOL, HALSHAM BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDEDBY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS AN ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT FOG MAY ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHIC SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPLIS ATTENDING IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAILSHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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