Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

FORELAND FIELDS CHARITY 

Advancing the education and life opportunities of young people with profound, severe and complex needs and additional difficulties arising from physical disabilities, sensory impairments or Autistic Spectrum Disorder by assisting in the provision of activities, equipment and facilities within the area of Thanet, Kent.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£229,393£270£229,1230
31/03/22£68,231£26,273£41,9580
31/03/21£26,597£0£26,5973
31/03/20£323£0£3235
31/03/19£0£0£00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

http://www.foreland.kent.sch.uk/

fundraising@foreland.kent.sch.uk

01843863891

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Wolfson Foundation£60,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£33,000
The Foyle Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,000 18/09/2023
towards phase three of the building of specialist facility for children and adults with special needs and/or disabilities
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Foreland Fields School
£60,000 07/12/2022
Creation of hub providing training opportunities for children and adults with special needs
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Foreland Fields Charity
£3,000 30/11/2022
Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': construction of building for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Kent
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Foreland Fields Charity
£30,000 15/07/2022
construction of building for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2018, number: 1178764
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Foreland Fields School
Newlands Lane
RAMSGATE
CT12 6RH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS: 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES OF PUPILS AT FORELAND FIELDS SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE NOT A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY (KENT COUNTY COUNCIL) TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCHOOL.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PROFOUND, SEVERE AND COMPLEX NEEDS (PSCN) AND ADDITIONAL DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS OR AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER BY:(A) PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND SO HELPING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(C) DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; (D) TO PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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