Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

PETTY POOL

- To educate and train young people with learning disabilities including vocational and basic skills and personal development, preparing them for possible work placements and employment and encouraging independent living - To Promote the personal development of young people, including those with learning disabilities, through the provision of challenging activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 age

Established: 7 years

www.pettypool.org.uk

janet.thorpe@pettypool.org.uk

01606889097

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
31/07/22	£2,722	£2,719	£2	£8	£2,850	£638	2.8	79	4
31/07/21	£2,491	£2,424	£68	£5	£2,952	£593	2.9	69	1
31/07/20	£2,457	£2,300	£157	£40	£2,708	£1,757	9.2	69	3
31/07/19	£2,306	£2,084	£222	£23	£2,608	£2,608	15	64	3
31/07/18	£1,923	£1,776	£147	£13	£2,354	£395	2.7	60	4

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Manchester City, Warrington, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

79 employees
4 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

Wolfson Foundation	£60,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Cheshire Community Foundation	£10,152

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Petty Pool Animal Assisted Therapy Project for Young People
£10,152	09/06/2022	Petty Pool Animal Assisted Therapy Project for Young People
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Petty Pool
£30,000	27/06/2019	construction of classrooms for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Cheshire
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Petty Pool
£60,000	13/06/2019	Construction of a new facility to provide work experience opportunities for young adults aged 16-25 years old with learning difficulties
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	28/05/2019	Snowys' Building
Cheshire Community Foundation - Snowy's Building
£5,000	15/02/2019	Petty Pool is a specialist education provider for young adults aged 16 ? 25 with learning disabilities and supports 100 students with a variety of needs from across Cheshire, and the North West. The ....more Petty Pool is a specialist education provider for young adults aged 16 ? 25 with learning disabilities and supports 100 students with a variety of needs from across Cheshire, and the North West. The organisation sought funding to contribute to their vision of creating a brand new, purpose-built facility at Petty Pool which will include three new classrooms and a new reception area, as well as replacing our existing animal care facility as it is in a poor condition and is no longer suitable for the needs of our students. The grant funding requested will be used to purchase IT equipment required for students to study in the new classrooms. The new facility will be a modern learning environment which will increase our capacity so we can support more students into the college and more effectively meet our students needs by being fully accessible, which will allow our students with physical needs to increase their independence; and creating new inhouse work experience opportunities in reception and office skills.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-77

ANN HELEN CORNWALL-LEGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Design Professional

BRIAN RICHARD PHILLIPS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

CRAIG MICHAEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

ELEANOR JAYNE LEES-JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Governor, Other trusteeship: TERRA NOVA SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED,

JEREMY BENJAMIN COLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

LACHLAN NISBET Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor-Advocate Partner, Other trusteeship: CRANSLEY SCHOOL LIMITED,

MARK SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Prison Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/2017, number: 1174082
Registered at Companies House on 04/10/2016, number: 10410072

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

PETTY POOL
PETTY POOL OUTDOOR CENTRE
CHESTER ROAD
SANDIWAY
NORTHWICH
CW8 2DR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL AND BASIC SKILLS, PERSONAL COMPETENCIES AND PREPARING THEM FOR POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT/PLACEMENT, AND ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENT LIVING;(2) PROMOTE THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING(3) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHICH SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.

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