Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

NORWOOD SCHOOLS LTD

Promotion of education and the relief in need of people with learning difficulties and children and families in need through the provision of support, particularly in the areas of special education, respite and recreational services, family support including social work, and adoption, the beneficiaries of which activities shall be drawn primarily, but not exclusively, from the Jewish community.

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:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

Established: 62 years
(71 years as a company)

www.norwood.org.uk

info@norwood.org.uk

02088098809

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£28,770	£28,404	£366	£224	£33,265	£27,278	11.5	679	240
31/03/22		£29,137	£28,700	£437	£170	£33,342	£26,772	11.2	707	450
31/03/21		£30,872	£30,086	£786	£241	£31,700	£6,951	2.8	776	550
31/03/20		£31,013	£30,125	£888	£205	£30,634	£23,578	9.4	841	1,500
31/03/19		£28,095	£27,422	£673	£204	£29,853	£22,258	9.7	877	1,500
31/03/18		£27,066	£27,602	£-536	£160	£29,180	£22,117	9.6	992	0
31/03/17		£29,253	£28,827	£426	£142	£29,073	£20,843	8.7	1,029	0
31/03/16		£30,680	£29,533	£1,147	£245	£28,315	£18,560	7.5	664	0
31/03/15		£30,265	£29,217	£1,048	£1,325	£28,059	£17,510	7.2	683	0
31/03/14		£33,114	£31,390	£1,724	£1,323	£26,718	£15,790	6	714	0
31/03/13		£30,883	£30,113	£770	£1,120	£24,901	£13,795	5.5	676	0
31/03/12		£31,336	£30,030	£1,306	£1,304	£23,862	£12,486	5	658	0
31/03/11		£30,388	£28,670	£1,718	£1,109	£21,986	£17,744	7.4	690	0
31/03/10		£30,700	£29,200	£1,500	£1,180	£20,360	£17,364	7.1	696	0
31/03/09		£36,290	£35,511	£779	£1,228	£19,118	£15,758	5.3	718	0
31/03/08	*	£31,511	£31,734	£-223	£1,033	£18,339	£8,661	3.3	759	0
31/03/07	*	£29,299	£29,096	£203	£892	£18,562	£9,523	3.9	743	0
31/03/06	*	£28,999	£26,855	£2,144	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£30,899	£25,589	£5,311	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£23,440	£23,666	£-226	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 11.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

679 employees
240 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-56

BENJAMIN ELLIOT FREEMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: SUSSEX TIKVAH, THE HOPE CHARITY, NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD,

MILES JASON WEBBER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH, THE BUBBLE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED, NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD, THE SYLVIA WEBBER TRUST,

TIMOTHY KEITH ISAACS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE HOPE CHARITY, NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/1962, number: 307992
Registered at Companies House on 09/03/1953, number: 00516901

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 111 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 45 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

NORWOOD
BROADWAY HOUSE
80-82 THE BROADWAY
STANMORE
HA7 4HB

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, RESPITE AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT INCLUDING SOCIAL WORK, AND ADOPTION, THE BENEFICIARIES OF WHICH ACTIVITIES SHALL BE DRAWN PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CROWTHORNE CP

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