Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

WINGS TO FLY

To advance the education and opportunities for the pupils and staff of St Mark's CEP School; and residents and children of the village of Hadlow Down, East Sussex. In furtherance of this objective the fund may provide and assist in the provision of such facilities, opportunities or items for education (not provided from statutory funds) as the trustees from time to time determine

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
31/08/23		£14,022	£13,529	£493	0
31/08/22		£5,050	£18,861	£-13,811	5
31/08/21		£40,914	£15,531	£25,383	0
31/08/20	*	£17,368	£5,502	£11,866	7

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.wingstofly.org.uk

awilkes@st-marks.e-sussex.sch.uk

01825830375

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

Sussex Community Foundation	£23,851
National Lottery Community Fund	£11,200
DCMS	£4,740

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk Space
£8,700	13/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide counselling and workshops for children and families in the rural village of Hadlow Down in East Sussex. The project aims to support and strengthen families by ....more The funding will be used to provide counselling and workshops for children and families in the rural village of Hadlow Down in East Sussex. The project aims to support and strengthen families by offering support to contribute to improved mental health and wellbeing.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£5,000	16/07/2021 6	Funding was provided to run creative cultural events.
National Lottery Community Fund - CREATIVE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
£2,500	13/07/2021	The funding will be used to provide a range of workshops performances and presentation events both virtually and physically to connect communities. The project aims to reduce social isolation and ....more The funding will be used to provide a range of workshops performances and presentation events both virtually and physically to connect communities. The project aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness by bringing people together.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£9,996	11/06/2021	Wings to Fly supports the village Primary School (St Marks) and aims to promote and provide mutually beneficial activities and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities within the village ....more Wings to Fly supports the village Primary School (St Marks) and aims to promote and provide mutually beneficial activities and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities within the village of Hadlow and neighbouring communities. Funding was provided to enable them to provide a mental health and wellbeing programme via Skype for the pupils of St Marks School and children of Hadlow Down Village in need of support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£4,740	11/08/2020	Wings to Fly is a charity that supports St Marks Primary School in East Sussex a small, rural, village school of 92 pupils. Children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than ....more Wings to Fly is a charity that supports St Marks Primary School in East Sussex a small, rural, village school of 92 pupils. Children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than average number with special educational needs. They aim to provide activities, opportunities and equipment to maximise childrens enjoyment, education and achievement. Funding will support their COVID mental health support for 20 families/ children within the village and Buxted village for 12 weeks.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,740	10/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Wings to Fly
£4,115	21/04/2020	Wings to Fly supports St Marks Primary School; children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than average number with special educational needs. They provide activities, ....more Wings to Fly supports St Marks Primary School; children are from a range of socio-economic groups with a higher than average number with special educational needs. They provide activities, opportunities and equipment to maximise childrens enjoyment, education and achievement. Funding for mental health support worker salary, broadband and 2 tablets for families to borrow who don't have computer access.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW COOK Appointed: 2019

EMILY LOUISE BELLHOUSE BSC PGC Appointed: 2019

RICHARD BROWN Appointed: 2021

SCYLLA VICTORIA MARY RICHARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2019

VALERIE LILLY DRAKE Appointed: 2020

ANGELA WILKES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: Uckfield College PTA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2019, number: 1183096

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 303 days late,

Main office

Nuthatch
St. Raphaels
Buxted
UCKFIELD
East Sussex
TN22 4JS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF THE PUPILS AND STAFF OF ST MARK'S CEP SCHOOL AND THE RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE OF HADLOW DOWN, EAST SUSSEX. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECTIVE THE FUND MAY PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES OR ITEMS (NOT PROVIDED FROM STATUTORY FUNDS) AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE AND EDUCATION OF THE ST. MARK'S SCHOOL COMMUNITY, THE RESIDENTS, AND CHILDREN OF HADLOW DOWN AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING THEIR SOCIAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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