Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

SCOTTS PROJECT TRUST 

Scotts Project Trust provides services for adults with a learning disability, including~a residential care home; ~Day Services providing training for those in the Trust's residential homes and others in the local community; and~ a supported living service providing high quality housing and support for those choosing to live more independently in the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,647,612 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 28 years

www.scottsproject.org.uk

info@scottsprojecttrust.org.uk

01732367917

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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
31/03/23£1,945£1,872£72£10£4,726£4,64829.8767
31/03/22£1,878£1,743£136£12£4,654£4,52931.2756
31/03/21£1,875£1,640£236£7£4,518£4,44432.5444
31/03/20£1,885£1,582£303£19£4,283£4,19031.83814
31/03/19£1,819£1,435£384£22£3,980£3,73631.23943
31/03/18£1,542£1,335£206£23£3,595£3,11028360
31/03/17£1,540£1,341£198£35£3,389£2,99126.8330
31/03/16£1,315£1,285£30£26£3,191£2,87726.9350
31/03/15£1,454£1,323£131£58£3,161£2,87326.1360
31/03/14£1,495£1,212£282£51£3,030£2,79627.7360
31/03/13£1,297£1,170£127£50£2,748£2,54426.1350
31/03/12£1,284£1,077£207£38£2,621£2,49427.8330
31/03/11£1,165£1,045£120£47£2,414£2,38527.4340
31/03/10£1,171£1,015£156£43£2,294£2,24026.5320
31/03/09£1,080£959£120£44£2,064£2,06425.8290
31/03/08£1,019£988£31£143£1,944£1,94123.6270
31/03/07£920£889£31£70£1,913£1,87525.3270
31/03/06£912£828£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£780£0£780£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£819£632£186£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 29.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 76 employees
  • 7 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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 Scotts Project Trust
£2,943 21/10/2023
We would like to refurbish our garden facilities to make them more accessible for wheelchair users enabling full participation in gardening activities, and to provide a quiet and safe social space.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Scotts Project Trust
£3,216 24/10/2020
We would like to update the indoor and outdoor furniture at St Peter's Row, our residential care home for adults with learning disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Scotts Project Trust
£40,000 27/06/2019
refurbishment of a development centre for a charity which works with people with learning disabilities in Kent
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Scotts Project Trust
£16,593 19/11/2018
We would like to buy additional equipment' so that we can welcome more adults with learning disabilities to our development centre.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Extension to St Peters Row Care Home
£35,000 10/03/2014
To provide a safe and supportiv environment for adults and older people with lerning disabilities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-78
  • SUE BOURNE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • TOM HOPPE (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Banker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/1996, number: 1051947
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/1996, number: 03143819
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Scotts Project Trust
Delarue Close
Shipbourne
TONBRIDGE
TN11 9NN

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH A HOME OR HOMES TO PROVIDE EITHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR RESIDENCES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR MEDICAL AND NURSING NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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