Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified

    SABRE EDUCATION LIMITED 

    Sabre Education is an education charity working in rural Ghana, to build a brighter future for marginalised and disadvantaged children, with a core focus on the kindergarten sector, where the needs are greatest. Sabre's Brighter Futures Programme provides an innovative and carefully considered response to the challenges of poor learning environments and weak teacher capacity.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently
    Established: 20 years

    www.sabre.education

    info@sabre.education

    +447443677256

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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
    31/03/23£1,037£945£92£178£755£4115.2301
    31/03/22£1,178£878£300£145£682£4085.641
    31/03/21£1,157£1,018£139£120£399£2162.5291
    31/03/20£941£1,097£-156£147£317£310.345
    31/03/19£1,186£932£254£141£459£2012.6301
    31/03/18*£752£793£-41£148£101£1011.560
    31/03/17£952£835£117£135£340£72160
    31/03/16£816£686£130£109£224£641.160
    31/03/15£449£381£68£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£179£184£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£439£508£-69£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£354£294£60£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£286£283£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£291£305£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£155£146£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08?£37£47£-10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/07£39£21£17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/06?£13£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.1%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 8%
    Liabilities/Income: 6%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 6.9
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 30 employees
    • 1 volunteer
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Ghana,

    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
    Comic Relief - Improving the quality of pre-primary education in Ghana through a network Model Practice Classrooms.
    £300,971 27/05/2015
    24
    The Fast-track Transformational Teacher Training (FTTT) programme is a direct recommendation of the Ghana Education Services (GES). The programme links in-service teachers with pre-service student ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 41-65
    • IAIN ALFRED WALKER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Industry Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2004, number: 1105489
    • Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2004, number: 05189403
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR05: 11 days late,
    Main office

    9 Tregarne Terrace
    ST. AUSTELL
    Cornwall
    PL25 4DD

    Objectives

    1. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:I) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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