Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

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 multiple prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£15,751£37,114£-21,3634
31/08/22£57,270£5,561£51,7095
31/08/21*£21,169£4,761£16,4084
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.themendipschool.co.uk

office@themendipschool.com

01749838040

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
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 (1)

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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