Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE SHEILING SPECIAL EDUCATION TRUST 

Our school and college offer an individualised and flexible approach to placements. 38-week, day, extended day, weekly and termly boarding for students aged from 6-25 yearsWe provide a living, working and learning environment that is comfortable, beautiful and natural, befitting of a home away from home with extensive SEND facilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/22£8,908£7,752£1,155£0£11,805£11,80518.32390
31/08/21£8,641£7,218£1,423£0£10,649£10,241172560
31/08/20£8,183£6,783£1,399£0£9,226£8,83615.625014
31/08/19£7,857£7,948£-91£0£7,916£7,53011.42770
31/08/18*£8,196£7,867£328£11£8,007£7,63911.728715
31/08/17£7,329£6,655£675£11£7,678£7,38013.32110
31/08/16£6,366£5,655£712£7£7,004£6,96114.82050
31/08/15£5,249£4,988£262£43£6,292£6,29215.12140
31/08/14*£4,226£3,994£232£33£6,030£6,03018.11830
31/08/13£570£606£-36£2£-36£-36-0.7210

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 18.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.thesheilingringwood.co.uk

enquiries@thesheilingringwood.co.uk

01425482483

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 239 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/05/2017
New College Classrooms

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-95
  • MR J FREEMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Author And Business Consultant
  • MR J PYZER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Therapeutic Care Worker
  • VANDA NORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Resilience Champion
  • ALICE COPP Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Quality Manager
  • DAVID KEETON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Deputy Headteacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2012, number: 1149264
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/06/2012, number: 08116370
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
10 returns made; AR18: 26 days late, AR14: 19 days late,
Main office

THE SHEILING RINGWOOD
HORTON ROAD
ASHLEY
RINGWOOD
HAMPSHIRE
BH24 2EB

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE2.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, CARRYING ON, MANAGING AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH SPECIALIST EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR SPECIAL CARE NEEDS; AND2.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, PROVIDE CARE TO AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE YOUNG, THE OLD, OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE IN NEED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR RUDOLF STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THESE ARTICLES), PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF VILLAGES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DAY CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER TYPES OF SOCIAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN WHICH BENEFICIARIES LIVE AND/OR WORK AND/OR TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT, IN COMMUNITY WITH PERSONS PROVIDING SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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