Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 18

STYLE ACRE

The charity supports adults with learning disabilities and associated disabilities including autism, sensory impairment and mental health problems. We provide support to enable people to live in their own homes and also provide a Day Opportunities service and volunteering project to support people to access leisure, education and work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£10,610	£10,799	£-190	£64	£3,036	£2,780	3.1	370	40
31/03/22		£10,059	£10,014	£45	£69	£3,325	£3,054	3.7	391	43
31/03/21		£9,700	£8,950	£750	£50	£3,287	£3,065	4.1	405	47
31/03/20		£8,401	£8,408	£-7	£68	£2,476	£2,266	3.2	156	47
31/03/19		£7,855	£7,819	£36	£64	£2,671	£2,421	3.7	158	48
31/03/18		£7,435	£7,437	£-2	£100	£2,626	£2,436	3.9	182	0
31/03/17		£6,829	£6,609	£219	£64	£2,641	£2,381	4.3	145	0
31/03/16		£5,602	£5,680	£-78	£69	£1,767	£1,543	3.3	131	0
31/03/15		£6,217	£6,280	£-63	£104	£1,867	£1,808	3.5	118	0
31/03/14		£4,986	£4,705	£281	£104	£1,890	£1,755	4.5	102	0
31/03/13		£4,349	£4,015	£334	£7	£1,609	£1,515	4.5	85	0
31/03/12		£3,752	£3,509	£243	£10	£1,199	£1,131	3.9	74	0
31/03/11		£3,482	£3,285	£197	£67	£967	£871	3.2	67	0
31/03/10		£3,058	£2,901	£157	£69	£757	£700	2.9	131	0
31/03/09		£2,793	£2,691	£102	£63	£595	£544	2.4	150	0
31/03/08	*	£2,050	£1,991	£60	£72	£494	£474	2.9	82	0
31/03/07	*	£1,686	£1,593	£94	£135	£434	£407	3.1	81	0
31/03/06	*	£1,514	£1,365	£149	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,374	£1,260	£114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 20 years

www.styleacre.org.uk

info@styleacre.org.uk

0118 951 6200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

370 employees
40 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

DCMS	£30,000
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£20,661
Department for Education	£2,500
Sport England	£1,280

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Ways to Wellness : Inspire Banbury
£7,294	16/03/2022	We will spend the grant on the Co-ordinator salary and delivering the following activities at our Banbury hub: 5 healthy heart themed workshops - activity sessions to promote how to keep hearts ....more We will spend the grant on the Co-ordinator salary and delivering the following activities at our Banbury hub: 5 healthy heart themed workshops - activity sessions to promote how to keep hearts healthy, the benefits of physical activity for our hearts, the importance of healthy eating and how smoking and alcohol affects our health. One workshop will be an arts session to focus on creating smoke free zone signs for display at all of Style Acre's community hubs. 5 taster sessions to encourage people to try a new physical activity, and establish new physical activity sessions if activities prove popular 5 wellness drop-in sessions at our Banbury hub where people can receive 1:1 support to discuss their wellbeing needs and to plan how they can adopt healthier habits and become more physically active. We will support people who wish to make changes with personalised action plans which could include regular weigh-ins, making meal plans and keeping food diaries dependent on individual circumstances. Themed activities for a 'Healthy Hearts February', this will include a special Valentine themed group walk and wheel, themed healthy hearty cooking sessions and a heart themed wellbeing day to further promote the benefits of physical activity and heart health. This wellbeing day would include inspirational visiting speakers, physical wellbeing practitioners providing health advice and activities for people to participate in on the day. The wellbeing day would welcome people from the wider learning disability community, as well as people supported by Style Acre. Creating a Style Acre Guide to Heart Health with people we support, compiling ideas about keeping active and keeping your heart healthy in an easy read, accessible format. This Guide would be shared across Style Acre and the wider learning disability community on our website and social media.
Sport England - TGC CF SABRe Beginners Yoga
£1,280	15/07/2021	This project will will work with a qualified local yoga practicioner to deliver an introductory yoga course to 10 people supported who have expressed an interest in learning about the physical and ....more This project will will work with a qualified local yoga practicioner to deliver an introductory yoga course to 10 people supported who have expressed an interest in learning about the physical and mental health benefits of practising yoga.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Ways to Wellness Boost
£13,367	27/04/2021 9	Grant to Style Acre
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000	03/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£2,500	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
National Lottery Community Fund - SABRe - Phase Two
£46,000	31/10/2018 60	This group will use this further funding to continue running their drop-in centre/support hub for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The hub helps them gain skills, confidence, build ....more This group will use this further funding to continue running their drop-in centre/support hub for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The hub helps them gain skills, confidence, build up their social networks and undertake work placements. It also provides a wide variety of leisure activities including photography, pottery, art, cycling, walking groups and much more. They will also use the funding to help with their sustainability plans.
National Lottery Community Fund - SABRe
£271,784	23/02/2015 35	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81

JULIA ELIZABETH MARSAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LARA FROMINGS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Commissioning

NEIL RAWSTHORNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director

RACHEL MARGARET COX Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

IAN CHRISTOPHER BOULTON (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant

KEITH TIBBS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SARAH-ANN NYE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None

PAUL TOWNSEND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Relationship Director - Banking, Other trusteeship: NEWBURY AND THATCHAM HOSPITAL BUILDING TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2004, number: 1101626
Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2003, number: 04906985

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
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 30 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

Field Seymour Parkes
SOLICITORS
NO 1 London Street
READING
RG1 4PN

Objectives

4.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are:4.1.1 the support of persons affected by learning disabilities and autism by such means as the Trustees see fit from time to time including but not limited to the foregoing:(a) the provision of care and assistance to such persons in their own homes or in sheltered or other accommodation in particular but not exclusively those who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm;(b) the provision of financial assistance to such persons who are in conditions of financial need, hardship or distress; and(c) the support of such persons by empowering them to make choices in their style of living and to access facilities in the community.4.1.2 the advancement of public education by:(a) raising public awareness and understanding of learning disabilities and autism; and(b) promoting and supporting research into the causes of learning disabilities and autism, their needs, and the support of such people (and the publication of the useful results of the same).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

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