Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -14 ?

MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL FUND

to provide extra curriculum activitites for children aged between 11 and 18
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£88£82£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£12£19£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£205£229£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£162£149£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£129£123£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£91£84£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£65£72£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£67£75£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£139£158£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£137£124£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£118£115£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£125£109£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£140£139£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£170£183£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£141£136£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£105£101£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£51£51£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£82£80£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£94£77£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.markrutherford.beds.sch.uk

mark.rutherford@mrus.co.uk

01234290255

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Bedford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Harpur Trust - Mark Rutherford School Trust
£15,428 10/03/2020
12
Mental Health Counselling

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • HON ALDERMAN JOHN MARSH
  • JOSEPH CAMPBELL (Chair) Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2001, number: 1086558
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 108 days late,
Main office

MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL
WENTWORTH DRIVE
BEDFORD
MK41 8PX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES IN AUGMENTATION OF SUCH FACILITIES FINANCED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OR THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (DFEE)

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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