Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

PENNYHOOKS FARM TRUST

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: - TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITION (ASC) AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES AND THOSE WORKING WITH THEM. BY DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES, SKILLS AND WORK-RELATED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THEM AND THOSE CARING FOR THEM IN THE FORM OF RESIDENTIAL AND RESPITE CARE. ALL CARRIED OUT AT PENNYHOOKS FARM OR OTHER SUITABLE RURAL LOCATIONS.

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 dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 8 years

www.pennyhooks.com

pennyhooksfarm@gmail.com

01793780213

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£400	£421	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/21		£392	£361	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/20	*	£411	£334	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/19		£395	£396	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/18		£379	£377	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	6
31/08/17		£387	£367	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Swindon, West Berkshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

DCMS	£60,582
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£5,000
CAF	£4,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Pennyhooks Farm Trust - 12/07/22
£2,000	04/08/2022	Core Funding
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Post-Pandemic Expansion of Activites at Pennyhooks Care Farm
£5,000	23/11/2021 12	Grant to Pennyhooks Farm Trust
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,582	29/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Pennyhooks Farm Trust
£4,000	24/06/2020 3	Grant to Pennyhooks Farm Trust to support the organisation through COVID19
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Development of work skills towards greater independence and productivity
£5,000	26/11/2018 11	We will provide specialist training in an increasing range of working opportunities to a wider number of individuals as there are none locally for people with complex autism. Working and learning ....more We will provide specialist training in an increasing range of working opportunities to a wider number of individuals as there are none locally for people with complex autism. Working and learning together will develop our students’ social skills and a sense of community and social well-being. These are all vital to developing purposeful, healthy adult lives. Many of our students come from the areas that show poor employment, such as Abingdon, Witney, Wantage, Grove, Oxford City and Kidlington. This has an impact particularly because even if they seek work as supported volunteers, their support needs can be too onerous for their work place and others will be chosen. Thus, Pennyhooks is becoming a work place in its own right, providing an appropriate environment for our young adults to ‘go to work’ while supported by experienced staff. This is more preferable than simply being accompanied by support workers to leisure activities. Work related activity brings with it the opportunity to gain work skills, to take responsibility, to function as part of a team and community. It leads to improved self-esteem and mental health with consequently less reliance on other services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 55-74

ELAINE HEATHER BOYD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Chartered Surveyor

KRZYSZTOF LENDER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

PAUL EDWARD MANNERING MORRIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

RICHARD JOHN HURFORD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Farm Manager

WENDY FAUX Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hm Forces Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2016, number: 1166812
Registered at Companies House on 29/12/2015, number: 09931286

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

07/10/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE PENNYHOOKS FARM TRUST
13/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from THE DAIRY SCHOOL

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 21 days late,

Main office

PENNYHOOKS FARM
SHRIVENHAM
WILTSHIRE
SN6 8EX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: - TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITION (ASC) AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES BY DEVELOPING THEIR CAPABILITIES, SKILLS AND WORK-RELATED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC FARMING, RURAL, CRAFT, CONSERVATION-BASED AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES WHICH ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE PURPOSEFUL WORKING LIVES ON PENNYHOOKS FARM OR OTHER SUITABLE RURAL LOCATIONS WHICH OPERATE A TRADITIONAL CONSERVATION-FOCUSSED APPROACH TO FARM MANAGEMENT AND WHICH PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH ASC; - TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH ASC AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES ON FARMS OR OTHER SUITABLE RURAL SETTINGS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT; - TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR PEOPLE WITH ASC AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES AND FOR THOSE CARING FOR THEM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL AND RESPITE CARE AT PENNYHOOKS FARM OR OTHER SUITABLE RURAL LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Data Sources