Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THORNLEIGH CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES LIMITED 

Thornleigh Camphill Communities comprises the Sheiling School, The Hatch Camphill Community and Orchard Leigh Camphill Community. The Sheiling is an independent school providing services for children with special needs between the ages of 6 and 19. The Hatch and Orchard Leigh provides supported living services and day opportunities for adults with learning difficulties.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
30/06/23£6,103£6,680£-577£21£4,363£1,7143.12205
30/06/22£6,745£6,574£170£16£4,940£4,93192241
30/06/21£6,500£6,322£178£10£4,770£4,76192201
30/06/20£6,871£6,395£477£11£4,592£4,5838.62151
30/06/19£6,587£6,150£437£14£4,115£4,10682031
30/06/18£5,689£5,358£331£14£3,681£3,6698.21860
30/06/17£5,155£5,324£-169£10£3,350£3,3387.51670
30/06/16£3,838£3,754£84£9£2,876£2,8649.21180
30/06/15£3,366£3,342£24£25£2,791£2,78610950
30/06/14£3,346£3,301£45£18£2,948£2,92410.61020
30/06/13£3,166£2,936£230£14£2,903£2,90311.9880
30/06/12£2,565£2,670£-105£17£2,651£2,61611.81060
30/06/11*£2,109£2,763£-654£94£2,780£2,74611.9910
30/06/10£2,112£2,309£-197£23£5,694£0n/a800
30/06/09£2,172£2,023£149£35£3,581£3,54821700
30/06/08£1,831£1,978£-148£33£3,461£3,43120.8400
30/06/07£1,791£1,654£136£19£3,638£3,61326.2380
30/06/06£1,788£1,738£50£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£1,950£1,717£234£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£1,937£1,656£280£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
(72 years as a company)

trustees@thornleigh.org.uk

01454412194

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 220 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Sheiling School music gazebo
£10,000 10/10/2013
12
This is a project by a school in Bristol. The group will use the funding to renovate and update a music gazebo to provide a special place for children with moderate to severe special needs. This will ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-73
  • JOHN SOUTHCOMBE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Self Employed - Social Care Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/1962, number: 307104
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1951, number: 00497029
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR11: 16 days late,
Main office

Thornbury Park
THORNBURY PARK
THORNBURY
BRISTOL
BS35 1HP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(1) 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 RUDOLF STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS 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 TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT, IN COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE PROVIDING SUPPORT, AND(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR RUDOLPH STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS MEMORANDUM)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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