Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

VILLIERS PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST

We are a national charity, empowering less-advantaged, bright young people to succeed and become leaders in their field through unique programmes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,853,654 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	£1,000	£1,058	£-58	£141	£3,229	£2,854	32.4	14	50
31/08/22	£712	£1,077	£-365	£172	£1,479	£1,107	12.3	18	20
31/08/21	£1,206	£1,301	£-95	£214	£1,844	£1,158	10.7	29	0
31/08/20	£1,385	£1,481	£-96	£263	£1,919	£1,691	13.7	31	4
31/08/19	£1,788	£1,921	£-133	£222	£2,015	£2,015	12.6	14	25

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 32.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 6 years

www.villierspark.org.uk

vp@villierspark.org.uk

01223872601

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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
Essex Community Foundation	£30,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£15,000
CHK Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£5,000	08/03/2024 4	Funding was provided towards their Future Leaders Programme in Hastings.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£30,000	09/03/2023 24	to help support an early careers and apprenticeship programme includuing a residential at Bath University, for Essex students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds over two years
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	06/01/2023	Villiers Park - Core Funding
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards a Future Leaders Programme in Hastings.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£5,000	17/10/2022	to support specified work
The Shears Foundation - Villiers Park Educational Trust
£5,000	09/08/2022	Tyneside Future Leaders Programme
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	20/05/2021	unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the support of disadvantaged students studying STEM subjects in eight schools in Newcastle and North Tyneside
£10,000	23/07/2020	the support of disadvantaged students studying STEM subjects in eight schools in Newcastle and North Tyneside
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£4,500	06/05/2020	COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in England
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - STEM Tyneside Scholars Programme.
£10,000	09/04/2019	STEM Tyneside Scholars Programme.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£225,000	27/03/2019 36	Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
Dulverton Trust - Scholars Programme in Norfolk
£105,000	24/10/2017	Scholars Programme in Norfolk
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£180,000	09/12/2015 36	Towards salary costs associated with a programme to enhance the academic attainment and social mobility of disadvantaged young people.
Dulverton Trust - the Scholars Programme in Hastings & Bexhill
£75,000	25/02/2014	the Scholars Programme in Hastings & Bexhill
Dulverton Trust - the Scholars Programme in Hastings & Bexhill (2012)
£25,000	13/06/2012	the Scholars Programme in Hastings & Bexhill (2012)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Villiers Park Educational Trust
£120,000	01/12/2011	Towards the salary of the Scholars Programme manager plus project costs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 24-77

ANUSHA NIRMALANANTHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

BENITA UDEGBE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Student - Law

DR DESMOND PATRICK BERMINGHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Non Executive Director

HARRIET RICHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Principal

MUMIN HUMAYUN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: School Principal

NEGAR MIHANYAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Partner

NICHOLAS RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

PROF SIR LESLIE COLIN EBDON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SIMON SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

STEPHEN WILLIAM SPENCER NORTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2018, number: 1179436
Registered at Companies House on 02/07/2018, number: 11443649

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

21/05/2019 - Asset transfer in from VILLIERS PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST
16/08/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE EMMA CAMPBELL TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE EMMA CAMPBELL TRUST on 16/08/2021

Main office

Allia Future Business Centre
The Hive
Kings Hedges Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 2HY

Objectives

4.1.1 THE COMPANIES OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OR SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES, PROGRAMMES, ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; AND4.1.3 SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

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