Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

FRIENDS OF AVALON PTA 

The Friends of Avalon PTA objectives are to fundraise and provide for the benefit of the children and young people of Avalon School.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years

www.avalonschool.org.uk

office@avalonsch.uk

01458443081

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
31/03/22*£0£118£-118n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£20£18£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£68£80£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£168£32£136n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£81£23£58£0£0£0n/a06
31/03/17£25£20£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£10£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£6£0£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£3£26£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Avalon School
£30,000 28/06/2018
Hydrotherapy pool for a charity which raises funds for a school for children with special needs in Somerset
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/06/2018
Hydrotherapy Pool Top-up
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 03/05/2017
New Hydrotherapy Pool

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2012, number: 1146241
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR22: 19 days late,
Main office

Avalon School
Brooks Road
Street
BA16 0PS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION (THE OBJECTS) IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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