Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

FRIENDS OF ALFRETON PARK COMMUNITY SPECIAL SCHOOL 

Fund Raising through, Summer/Autumn Fayres, Coffee mornings, Sponsored activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

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 recently
Established: 29 years

info@alfretonpark.derbyshire.sch.uk

01773832019

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£12£5£7n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21*£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£18£22£-4n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£7£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£4£0£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£1£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?*£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Alfreton Park Community Special School
£50,000 10/06/2021
Outdoor classroom to support horticultural studies for pupils with learning disabilities
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Alfreton Park Community Special School
£15,000 02/03/2018
purchase of a people carrier for a charity which works with disabled people in Derbyshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/1995, number: 1048496
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 47 days late, AR17: 111 days late, AR16: 26 days late, AR12: 126 days late, AR09: 124 days late, AR08: 27 days late, AR07: 35 days late, AR06: 401 days late,
Main office

ALFRETON PARK
WINGFIELD RD
ALFRETON
DERBYSHIRE
DE55 7AL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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