Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

FRIENDS OF PHOENIX SPECIAL SCHOOL 

To provide equipment for use in the schoolTo provide activities for the children during the school holidaysTo host events with the purposes of fundraisingTo host events with the purposes of inclusion, Education, Support and EnjoymentTo raise money to pay for a new adapted mini bus and a multi sensory room
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/23£73£84£-10n/an/an/an/an/a6
30/09/22£67£70£-3n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/21£27£22£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/20£54£42£12n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/19£36£25£12n/an/an/an/an/a6
30/09/18£47£23£25£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£17£29£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£56£47£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£19£20£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£23£45£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£46£26£20£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£17£9£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.fopss.co.uk

stayandplay@beckfootphoenix.org

01535607038

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£9,990
CAF£7,000
Co-Operative Group£2,196
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beckfoot Phoenix Special School
£2,196 23/10/2021
We wish to continue providing our vital Stay & Play holiday scheme for disabled children and their families and buy new play equipment to replace the broken toys and sensory items.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,990 17/07/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to Friends of Phoenix Special School
£7,000 19/05/2020
3
Grant to Friends of Phoenix Special School to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Out door play equipment
£10,000 19/12/2019
0
The project will install outdoor play equipment for disabled children to use during the holiday clubs. This will enable them to have access to outdoor play facilities, increase their confidence and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Phoenix Special School
£2,518 19/11/2018
We need to raise over £1200 to buy a new bouncy castle as our current one is now coming to the end of its natural life.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£700 25/05/2016
Towards a summer play scheme.
True Colours Trust - sensory soft play room
£6,871 16/10/2015
sensory soft play room
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2011, number: 1144971
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Beckfoot Phoenix Special School
Braithwaite Ave
Keighley
WEST YORKSHIRE
West Yorkshire
BD22 7NS

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE PHOENIX SCHOOL, KEIGHLEY, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AT THE SCHOOL. (2) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND PLAY FACILITIES, CARE AND SUPPORT AND INFORMATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAY PLAY SESSIONS;

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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