Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

LANDMARKS SPECIALIST COLLEGE

Landmarks is an Independent Specialist College for people with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities. The College offers a broad curriculum that prepares people for adulthood. Learning Pathways are created which help learners achieve employment, become more independent or improve their social and functional communication skills to enable greater control over life decisions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 29 years

www.landmarks.ac.uk

Info@Landmarks.ac.uk

01246433788

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
31/08/22		£4,440	£3,967	£472	£0	£1,687	£1,687	5.1	122	4
31/08/21	*	£3,663	£3,241	£422	£164	£1,219	£1,219	4.5	107	1
31/08/20		£2,585	£2,451	£134	£131	£797	£757	3.7	90	2
31/08/19		£2,317	£2,248	£69	£135	£663	£657	3.5	82	1
31/08/18		£2,151	£1,986	£165	£116	£594	£588	3.6	74	0
31/08/17		£1,734	£1,700	£34	£154	£429	£403	2.8	63	0
31/08/16		£1,221	£1,367	£-146	£115	£395	£322	2.8	49	0
31/08/15		£1,181	£1,144	£37	£29	£541	£501	5.3	43	0
31/08/14		£1,311	£1,281	£30	£33	£480	£439	4.1	38	0
31/08/13		£1,141	£1,059	£82	£22	£450	£389	4.4	43	0
31/08/12		£833	£884	£-51	£30	£326	£245	3.3	40	0
31/08/11		£742	£791	£-49	£33	£377	£290	4.4	35	0
31/08/10?		£847	£891	£-44	£18	£450	£450	6.1	35	0
30/06/09		£841	£795	£46	£18	£494	£494	7.5	36	0
30/06/08		£738	£669	£70	£16	£448	£448	8	35	0
30/06/07		£515	£608	£-93	£19	£379	£379	7.5	31	0
30/06/06	*	£527	£622	£-95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£522	£513	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	*	£597	£459	£139	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

122 employees
4 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 - Learning Skills and Community Connections 2
£9,980	08/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of evening activities for young adults living with disabilities and provide volunteering and physical activities. The project aims to support young ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of evening activities for young adults living with disabilities and provide volunteering and physical activities. The project aims to support young people to increase their communication social skills and independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - learning skills and community connections after Covid19
£9,900	05/02/2021 11	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of evening activities for young disabled people and provide volunteering and physical activities. The project aims to help young people increase their ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of evening activities for young disabled people and provide volunteering and physical activities. The project aims to help young people increase their communication and social skills which has been reduced as a result of the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Landmarks College - Fit Fun Do!
£9,900	19/09/2019 12	Landmarks College - Fit Fun Do!
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Landmarks
£26,668	14/06/2018	IT equipment at specialist college
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Landmarks
£15,000	12/06/2017	purchase of minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Eckington

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 63-73

CHRISTINA PICKUP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DR ALISON ELIZABETH SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Independent Consultant

FIONA FEATHERSTONE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MARK JOHN HILTON MR Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS, THE SENSORIA FESTIVAL,

PAUL FRANCIS BATTISTE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1995, number: 1047557
Registered at Companies House on 29/03/1995, number: 03039522

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

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

19 returns made; AR21: 112 days late, AR06: 106 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 104 days late,

Main office

Littlemoor House
Littlemoor
Eckington
SHEFFIELD
S21 4EF

Objectives

To advance education, training and care to all persons and in particular to those with learning, physical and other disabilities, in a caring and sheltered environment including:a. Enhancing and improving those persons’ levels and ranges of life skills b. Promoting those persons’ self-esteem, confidence and sense of well-being c Enabling those persons’ access to the labour market place

Defined Area of Benefit:

DERBYSHIRE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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