Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

FRIENDS OF DUNSTER FIRST SCHOOL 

Parents & friends enhancing & supporting school provision through fundraising events such as Advent Fair, Summer fete and back to school disco. In the last year the PTA has funded the purchase of new classroom resources, carried out work to maintain our swimming pool, new projectors and children's Christmas presents.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£4£8£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a021
31/08/17*£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£9£21£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£9£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£10£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£13£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£16£8£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£12£15£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£13£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£12£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05?£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£11£16£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

01643821254

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Dunster First School
£1,650 21/10/2023
We would like to develop the outside of our Year 1 classroom. We plan to make it a usable space to extend the classroom into an outdoor area, which will enhance the children's learning experience.
Somerset Community Foundation - enhance outdoor area for growing projects
£2,200 25/06/2021
Enhancing outdoor area for growing projects for a school

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1994, number: 1041837
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 10 days late, AR19: 145 days late, AR17: 9 days late,
Main office

27 College Close
MINEHEAD
TA24 6SX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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