Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

DERWEN COLLEGE

- to provide education, training and work experience to people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities - to obtain or provide employment for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities - to provide accommodation for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, with or without their immediate family or dependents

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 11 years

www.derwen.ac.uk

andrew.smith@derwen.ac.uk

01691661234

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£11,925	£11,394	£531	£568	£4,635	£1,260	1.3	334	6
31/12/21	£9,464	£10,266	£-802	£459	£4,104	£1,057	1.2	330	6
31/12/20	£9,803	£9,328	£475	£344	£4,906	£1,411	1.8	330	2
31/12/19	£10,177	£10,205	£-28	£570	£4,431	£1,209	1.4	363	2
31/12/18	£11,629	£11,300	£329	£0	£7,510	£4,180	4.4	379	5
31/12/17	£11,029	£11,796	£-767	£4	£6,024	£2,886	2.9	390	0
31/12/16	£10,742	£10,784	£-43	£5	£6,205	£2,870	3.2	373	0
31/12/15	£10,393	£10,449	£-56	£438	£8,136	£4,627	5.3	337	0
31/12/14	£11,064	£10,706	£358	£517	£7,434	£3,916	4.4	369	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Shropshire, Wrexham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

334 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Derwen College
£50,000	14/07/2021	towards the refurbishment of transition housing for severely disabled students
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£2,750	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Derwen College
£25,000	17/07/2018	Hydrotherapy pool for a specialist residential college in Shropshire that works with young people learning difficulties and disabilities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	06/02/2018	Therapy and Fitness Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 56-79

ABIGAIL LOUISE PLOWDEN Appointed: 2024

ANDREW GROVE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

BARBARA COURT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

BARRY LANGFIELD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DAVID PAUL EVISON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: OSWESTRY SCHOOL, OSWESTRY SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, KING AND MARTYR, OSWESTRY,

ELIZABETH MARY LEIGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nurse

HELEN VICTORIA COX Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: OSWESTRY SCHOOL, OSWESTRY SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL TRUST,

JAMIE WARD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Business Owner

KATHLEEN KIMBER BA (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Retired College Principal

LOUISE MARY BURNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

MICHAEL COWAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher

STEPHEN MARK LORD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2013, number: 1153280
Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2013, number: 08615826

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: DERWEN COLLEGE TRUST
20/01/2021 - Asset transfer in from SPARX THEATRE COMPANY
19/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from OSWESTRY MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SPARX THEATRE COMPANY on 20/01/2021
Asset transfer in from OSWESTRY MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY on 19/10/2023

Main office

DERWEN COLLEGE
WHITTINGTON ROAD
GOBOWEN
OSWESTRY
SY11 3JA

Objectives

- TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES;- TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES; AND - TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES (WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR DEPENDENTS) AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF THEIR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES.

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