Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3

FRIENDS OF OAKDOWN TRUST 

Fund raising through open days at Oakdown House and through donations mainly within the East Sussex area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.oakdownhouse.co.uk

friends@oakdownhouse.co.uk

0143583492

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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*£11£1£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£8£38£-31n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£8£2£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£4£22£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£29£2£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£2£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£6£2£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£6£2£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£2£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£4£9£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Studio Voltaire
£27,910 05/06/2020
£27,910.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Oakdown Trust
£5,000 15/08/2017
The Friends of Oakdown Trust are a charitable organisation who raise funds to support the purchase of specialist sensory equipment & leisure activities that benefit the lives of residents living ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2000, number: 1082220
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR09: 26 days late, AR07: 134 days late, AR06: 267 days late,
Main office

Oakdown House
Ticehiurst Road
Burwash Common
East Sussex
TN19 7JR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HANDICAP ATTENDING OAKDOWN HOUSE BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES THEREBY IMPROVING THE CONDITION AND ENJOYMENT OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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