Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

DESTINATION POND MEADOW

We support the needs of Pond Meadow School and the surrounding community. The pupils from Surrey experience profound physical and learning disabilities including autism and we strive to enhance their lives and future to be the best it can be. We can help with therapy and specialist equipment, sensory and physical learning (indoor and outdoor), physiotherapy and citizenship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£4£24£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£6£2£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£5£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£5£20£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£12£5£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£4£10£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£9£0£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

dpmcharity.org

admin@dpmcharity.org

01483532239

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports 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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Destination Pond Meadow
£20,000 23/05/2023
0
Refurbishment of a kitchen for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Surrey
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,000 27/04/2023
To replace our old and obsolete cookery room with a catering kitchen for pupils with learning disabilities and autism.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JOANIE SATASHA DONALDSON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL ROBSON Appointed: 2020
  • STEPHANIE MILLARD Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2008, number: 1123416
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 190 days late, AR22: 63 days late, AR12: 0 days late,
Main office

POND MEADOW SCHOOL
LARCH AVENUE
GUILDFORD
GU1 1DR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT POND MEADOW SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE GUILDFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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