Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

ABBEY COURT SCHOOL TRUST

1. Additional facilities and equipment for the new school buildings and site where these cannot be funded by the Local Authority (to include; landscaping, provision of wheelchair access and top up equipment and facilities);2. Curriculum enrichment3. Additional therapeutic support;4. Funding for sibling and parent workshops;5. Individual communication aids.

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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
Income has been volatile recently

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		£10	£2	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/21		£203	£290	£-87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/20		£74	£53	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/19		£30	£5	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/18		£20	£2	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/08/17		£5	£1	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£7	£38	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	*	£34	£0	£34	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk

office@abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk

01634338220

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

School support organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
Wolfson Foundation	£50,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	02/10/2020	Rural Activity Centre
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Abbey Court School Trust
£50,000	11/06/2020	Outdoor classroom
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Abbey Court School Trust
£25,000	04/02/2020	construction of an outdoor classroom for a special school which works with children with disabilities in Medway
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abbey Court School Trust
£6,300	29/11/2017	Help us provide specialist play equipment for all pupils so that they can explore, develop and grow from play and social interaction.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLENE WAKERELL Appointed: 2019

DEREK KING Appointed: 2021

KAREN JOY Appointed: 2014

REV JEAN KERR MA CERT ED Appointed: 2017

SUE VALLENTE-KERR Appointed: 2016

SUSAN LINDA EVANS Appointed: 2022

VICTORIA ASPIN Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2015, number: 1160511

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR15: 19 days late,

Main office

ABBEY COURT SCHOOL
REDE COURT ROAD
STROOD
ROCHESTER
KENT
ME2 3SP

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER RESOURCES, SPECIALIST FACILITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR ABBEY COURT (SPECIAL) SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS.(2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ACUTE SPECTRUM NEEDS, AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS IN MEDWAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS WITH ACUTE SPECIALIST NEEDS AND TO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER PARTNERS SO AS TO INCREASE PROVISION AND ACCESS TO SPECIALIST EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE.

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