Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

THE FRIENDS OF MANOR MEAD SCHOOL 

To advance the education of the pupils at Manor Mead School which is a school for children with severe learning difficulties by providing facilities and equipment which is not funded by the local education authority.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • 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
31/03/22£16£11£4n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21*£34£36£-2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20*£32£69£-37n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£20£6£13n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£17£22£-6£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/17£41£4£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£25£22£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£14£25£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£22£19£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£28£16£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£25£50£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£23£3£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£18£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£25£102£-77£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£79£44£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£40£13£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£19£13£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£53£107£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£22£7£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 03/06/2022
Creation of accessible play areas for young children with severe and profound disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Manor Mead School
£21,500 24/05/2022
refurbishment of outside space for a charity supporting children with disabilities in Surrey

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1995, number: 1044171
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 9 days late, AR20: 81 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR08: 124 days late, AR05: 72 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

MANOR MEAD SCHOOL
LALEHAM ROAD
SHEPPERTON
TW17 8EL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT MANOR MEADS SCHOOL, SHEPPERTON FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, BY INCREASING AWARENESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDIND FACILITIES WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OR THE SCHOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE SHEPPERTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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