Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FRIENDS OF HERTINGFORDBURY COWPER PRIMARY SCHOOL 

Fundraising events to enable the group to provide the school with additional items to benefit the children there
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 16 years

www.hertingfordburypta.co.uk

friendsofhcps@aol.com

01992583239

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/08/23£12£5£8n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/08/22£8£1£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£8£11£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£14£19£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16?£37£37£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£23£18£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£43£57£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£22£27£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£15£1£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/03/11*£9£0£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/03/10£6£16£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/03/09£7£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to OnSide Youth Zones
£30,000 16/06/2017
Hygiene room in Preston Youth Zone
City Bridge Trust - Grant to OnSide Youth Zones
£50,000 08/11/2016
£50,000 over 12 months to cover £41,400 in fees for Numbers for Good and £8,600 towards the salaries of three OnSide staff to develop the evidence base for social outcomes and the financial model ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2008, number: 1125983
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR19: 279 days late, AR18: 191 days late, AR12: 159 days late, AR11: 32 days late,
Main office

HERTINGFORDBURY COWPER PRIMARY SCHO
BIRCH GREEN
HERTFORD
SG14 2LR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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