Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good reserves management: +3
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE SECKFORD FOUNDATION

The Foundation provides education and care to the young and elderly within Suffolk. This includes care at the Seckford Almshouses, the operation of Woodbridge School and (through a subsidiary company) Saxmundham, Beccles and Ixworth Free Schools. It also provides support through its grants programme to individuals and organisations and has apprenticeship and mentoring schemes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 40 years

www.seckford-foundation.org.uk

enquiries@seckford-foundation.org.uk

01394615000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22		£14,621	£14,292	£330	£0	£25,741	£6,952	5.8	332	13
31/08/21		£13,494	£13,363	£131	£0	£25,344	£6,586	5.9	334	23
31/08/20		£22,780	£23,948	£-1,167	£71	£49,763	£6,203	3.1	649	21
31/08/19		£29,557	£21,778	£7,779	£95	£51,646	£6,233	3.4	577	18
31/08/18		£19,554	£21,604	£-2,050	£83	£44,204	£6,371	3.5	567	18
31/08/17		£19,767	£20,659	£-892	£65	£45,781	£6,708	3.9	537	0
31/08/16		£20,156	£19,552	£603	£53	£44,988	£5,810	3.6	481	0
31/08/15		£25,535	£19,279	£6,257	£348	£44,255	£5,753	3.6	299	0
31/08/14		£26,883	£17,293	£9,590	£330	£37,821	£5,752	4	277	0
31/08/13		£18,937	£16,308	£2,629	£322	£28,153	£5,926	4.4	259	0
31/08/12		£18,967	£13,402	£5,566	£377	£24,591	£5,567	5	229	0
31/08/11		£12,698	£12,619	£79	£305	£19,147	£5,246	5	221	0
31/08/10		£12,089	£12,722	£-633	£456	£18,348	£4,600	4.3	235	0
31/08/09		£13,836	£13,729	£107	£398	£18,597	£4,814	4.2	339	0
31/08/08	*	£13,215	£13,475	£-260	£652	£19,567	£4,738	4.2	239	0
31/08/07		£12,128	£12,199	£-71	£760	£21,179	£4,986	4.9	231	0
31/08/06		£10,162	£10,244	£-82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

332 employees
13 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Comic Relief - Woodbridge Seasoned Voices Combined Care Homes Choir
£13,700	29/11/2017 24	Bringing together residents from 4 care homes Jubilee House, Grove Court, Woodbridge Lodge and Highlands in rural Suffolk to form a Choir, the project aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness ....more Bringing together residents from 4 care homes Jubilee House, Grove Court, Woodbridge Lodge and Highlands in rural Suffolk to form a Choir, the project aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness and combat depression through regular, joint singing session involving residents, families and care workers. In bringing the group together they aim to help residents' form new friendships; family members will benefit from the opportunity to have a shared interest with their relative and by involving care staff it hopes to strengthen the resident carer relationship. Joining forces these homes hope to collectively raise the positive profile of care homes in the UK.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-70

CLIVE EDWARD BENEDICT SCHLEE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

GRAHAM KILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

HOWARD WILLIAM BLACKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SUFFOLK COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL,

JILL GIBBS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

MARGARET MCKENNA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MARTIN SYLVESTER Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Director

MR GEOFF HOLDCROFT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

PETER BROWN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Housing Professional

SARAH HILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM GEOFFREY FLETCHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo

WILLIAM IAN EMSLEY ANDERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs

WILLIAM SELF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1984, number: 1110964
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2005, number: 05522615

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR08: 12 days late,

Main office

THE SECKFORD FOUNDATION
MARRYOTT HOUSE
BURKITT ROAD
WOODBRIDGE
IP12 4JJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:3.1 THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEEDS ARISING AS A RESULT OF AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHERWISE AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT AND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE RESIDENCE OF PERSONS (OR MARRIED COUPLES) WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS OF AGE AND WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT SAVE THAT THE GOVERNORS MAY, IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, MAKE PROVISION FOR PERSONS OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT PROVIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF SUCH PERSONS DOES NOT EXCEED ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITING AT ANY ONE TIME; 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION) AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT AND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT AT WOODBRIDGE OF A DAY SCHOOL OR A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITION AND VALUES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND GRANTS, AND PAYMENTS TO CLERKENWELL PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL AND OTHER CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS;3.3 THE MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES OF WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITIONS AND VALUES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ALMSHOUSE CHAPEL AND THE SCHOOL CHAPEL OF THE CHARITY; AND 3.4 THE CARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST ADVICE AND COUNSELLING TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDING CARE CENTRES, AND THE MAKING OF GRANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

A RADIUS OF 40 MILES SURROUNDING THE TOWN OF WOODBRIDGE

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