Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

    THE THOMLEY HALL CENTRE LIMITED 

    A place for people of all abilities and disabilities to have fun, play, learn and live
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 22 years

    www.thomley.org.uk

    ewanshinton@thomley.org.uk

    01844338380

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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
    31/12/22£725£771£-46£60£1,326£5558.61810
    31/12/21£732£612£120£55£1,372£56511.11810
    31/12/20£585£475£110£50£1,252£2706.81414
    31/12/19£493£532£-40n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/12/18£588£558£30£65£1,182£2495.424110
    31/12/17£543£609£-66£106£1,148£1643.2350
    31/12/16?£1,099£641£458£55£1,213£2444.6250
    31/08/15£666£475£191£70£755£2115.3130
    31/08/14£493£453£40£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/13£420£399£21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/12£324£386£-61£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/11£488£377£112£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/10£280£281£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/09£244£274£-30£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/08£221£228£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/07£210£231£-21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/06*£252£215£36£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/05£535£447£88£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/04*£208£187£21£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.8%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 26%
    Liabilities/Income: 63%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
    Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.2
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 18 employees
    • 10 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£177,212
    DCMS£104,966
    BBC Children in Need£94,554
    Rothschild Foundation£90,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£40,000
    Sport England£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Thomley Activity Centre
    £40,000 11/07/2023
    Purchase and installation of an Interactive Water Feature for a charity which works with people with learning disabilities in Buckinghamshire
    Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
    £10,000 21/11/2022
    Cost of living supplementary grant
    Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Open for all days
    £4,920 13/07/2022
    We will facilitate these 'Open for all' days to ensure that we support inclusion and awareness in our local community. These days will directly encourage those with and without disabilities to play ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking skills sessions for children and young people with disabilities
    £10,000 20/05/2022
    The funding will be used to provide cooking and food hygiene classes for young people living with learning disabilities. The project aims to promote independence improve potential and support in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Life Skills Training for disabled young people aged 16-25
    £167,212 02/12/2021
    The project is using funding to run a new life skills course for 16–25-year-olds with a disability in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The aim is to provide learners with the life skills and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 05/11/2021
    Enhancing the lives and experiences of disabled people, their parents, carers and families
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Thomley - 15/10/21
    £1,500 03/11/2021
    Breakfast with Santa for disabled people
    Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
    £30,000 12/08/2021
    A permanent, multi-year, accredited life skills programme for an initial cohort of 12 disabled young learners (16-25) leading to awards in Independent Living.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £99,966 15/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Thomley
    £50,000 30/07/2020
    6
    Core support to Thomley’s learning centre for disabled people in Bucks
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre Ltd.
    £5,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund minor adaptations and safety measures to safeguard visitors and staff to support disabled children and young people to return to outdoor activities when Covid-19 ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 02/06/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
    £10,000 06/05/2020
    4
    Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 07/02/2020
    Supporting disabled people through their lives
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre Ltd.
    £89,554 26/06/2019
    36
    A Youth Group and a Cooking Club for children and young people who have a wide range of learning, physical and complex medical impairments. Participants will improve their social skills, build their ....more
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Thomley Hall Centre Limited
    £40,000 07/12/2018
    48
    Main Grant unrestricted core costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Disability Sports Facilitator
    £10,000 27/03/2018
    12
    The project will develop their disability sports programme with the aim of bringing disabled young people together to stay active and enjoy the same opportunities as their peers.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 14/02/2018
    Core Csts
    Dulverton Trust - Visits for siblings of disabled children
    £75,000 25/10/2016
    Visits for siblings of disabled children
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Thomley
    £82,200 11/06/2015
    36
    towards three years' salary and related costs of a Senior Youth Worker at a project supporting disabled young people in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the surrounding areas
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thomley Activity Centre
    £90,000 01/02/2013
    This project will provide an inclusive programme of activities for disabled young people enabling them to socialise and learn skills which will help them to lead more independent lives.
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Thomley Hall Centre
    £70,200 12/09/2012
    36
    towards three years' salary of a Youth Worker to run the 'My Future' project for disabled teenagers in Buckinghamshire
    National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring ambitions in young disabled people
    £10,000 24/03/2011
    12
    This is a project by a community company and charity in Buckinghamshire. The group will use funding to provide activities for young disabled people aged over 13. This will enable this age group to ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 39-70
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2001, number: 1089224
    • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2001, number: 04297671
    Gift Aid
    • 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; AR06: 353 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
    Main office

    Old Thomley Hall Farmhouse
    Menmarsh Road
    Worminghall
    AYLESBURY
    HP18 9JZ

    Objectives

    THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE:(A) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR IMPAIRMENT/DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE FAMILY OR HOME BY OFFERING A SHORT BREAK SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; AND(C) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF NON-DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY WHERE THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR DISABLED PEERS TO SUPPORT THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

    Data Sources

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