Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

SEA MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (FRIENDS OF SEA MILLS SCHOOLS) 

To develop relationships between staff, parents and others associated with the school.To engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending the school.To assist in provision of items or services for education at the school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

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
31/08/23£45£2£43n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/22£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£8£15£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£6£1£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£6£13£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£7£13£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15*£18£5£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£6£9£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06?£2£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

https://www.seamillsprimary.org.uk/index.php?

seamills.ptfa@bristol-schools.uk

01179030088

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Sea Mills Primary School PTFA
£1,000 11/01/2022
Towards the purchase of an outdoor storage facility to allow full implementation of the Outdoor Play and Learning play programme.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sea Mills Primary School PTFA
£1,669 23/10/2021
We'd like to extend the trim trail which is the only outdoor play equipment for our 210 school children. We plan to double the ground area and add five new pieces of play equipment.
Quartet Community Foundation - Transforming the Trym Trail
£5,000 29/10/2020
Toward the renovation and expansion of the school's outdoor playground, with five new pieces of outdoor play equipment and repairs to the broken ground surface.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sea Mills Primary School PTFA
£2,593 15/11/2019
We want to buy SNUG outdoor equipment, which will encourage our children to be physically active, play and build imaginative structures.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Room at Sea Mills Primary School
£10,000 17/12/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/03/1997, number: 1061218
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 78 days late, AR16: 443 days late, AR15: 169 days late, AR12: 128 days late, AR11: 13 days late, AR08: 133 days late,
Main office

SEA MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL
RIVERLEAZE
BRISTOL
BS9 2HL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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