Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

FRIENDS OF THE MENDIP SCHOOL PTA

The charity supports the work of The Mendip School through fundraising and donations towards the work of the school. All parents, carers, teachers and friends of the schools are members of the Friends. No unsolicited applications are accepted.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely female?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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		£16	£37	£-21	n/a
31/08/22		£57	£6	£52	n/a
31/08/21	*	£21	£5	£16	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.themendipschool.co.uk

office@themendipschool.com

01749838040

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Support for specific schools

How it operates

Provides other finance

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

Wolfson Foundation	£50,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£14,340
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Mendip School
£50,000	06/06/2024 24	Installation of two life skills pods for pupils with special educational needs
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£750	05/06/2023	Summer Play Scheme
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to The Friends of Mendip School PTA
£1,340	08/12/2021	Grant to The Friends of Mendip School PTA
Somerset Community Foundation - Funding for pond area
£1,500	07/07/2021	To create a pond for pupils with autism and speech, language and communication needs, improving local biodiversity and educating young people about the environment
Somerset Community Foundation - develop Forest school for pupils with special needs
£3,000	25/06/2021	Development of a Forest school for pupils with special needs
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£500	25/05/2021	Summer Playscheme
Somerset Community Foundation - Outdoor Classroom Area
£2,500	25/01/2021 6	We would like to create an improved outdoor learning and growing area with space for Forest School activities, growing and free play. This will need careful fencing and hardy equipment.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Weekend youth club for children with additional needs
£3,000	18/12/2020 3	Weekend youth club for children with additional needs
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Sensory room to reduce stress and anxiety for children within the school and for children with SEND in the wider community
£3,000	17/11/2020 4	Grant to The Mendip School

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ABI BROWN Appointed: 2024

BETH MALONE Appointed: 2024

NATALIE HANNA Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2020, number: 1190007

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 217 days late,

Main office

FRIENDS OF THE MENDIP SCHOOL PTA
EDMUND RACK ROAD
PRESTLEIGH
SHEPTON MALLET
BA4 4FZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE MENDIP SCHOOL BY 1. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS RELATED WITH THE SCHOOL AND 2. ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

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