Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE TOGETHER TRUST 

The Together Trust provides care, education and support for children, young people, adults and families in need in England and Wales.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £312,000
Established: 61 years
(88 years as a company)

www.togethertrust.org.uk

enquiries@togethertrust.org.uk

01612834848

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£33,753£34,070£-317£219£27,996£27,3629.680960
31/03/22£32,568£31,195£1,373£170£28,547£27,86210.782168
31/03/21£30,695£29,299£1,396£195£27,093£26,35610.886652
31/03/20£29,818£28,690£1,128£211£25,575£24,83910.484626
31/03/19£28,755£27,003£1,752£182£24,808£24,10310.785720
31/03/18£27,140£24,461£2,679£244£23,219£22,68611.18290
31/03/17*£25,731£24,470£1,261£270£20,276£19,6329.68110
31/03/16*£23,942£23,998£-56£108£18,852£18,2129.16150
31/03/15*£22,983£22,285£698£454£19,054£18,483106840
31/03/14£21,996£21,672£323£554£18,655£18,125106580
31/03/13£20,624£19,885£739£546£17,997£17,25710.45190
31/03/12*£21,894£20,768£1,126£569£17,172£16,4139.55380
31/03/11£22,421£22,310£111£682£16,279£14,92686080
31/03/10£23,657£22,248£1,409£517£15,643£13,9527.55480
31/03/09£23,177£22,488£690£403£14,792£13,4077.26760
31/03/08£22,236£21,632£605£721£16,474£14,8398.26710
31/03/07£23,236£21,632£1,605£606£9,332£8,0574.55600
31/03/06*£22,071£22,649£-579£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£21,162£20,707£455£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£18,278£18,308£-29£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 809 employees
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£99,200
BBC Children in Need£36,467
Sport England£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Together Trust
£36,467 30/11/2020
This project will support autistic children and young people through one-to-one and group therapy. It will improve their ability to transition into new social situations and improves their learning.
Sport England - Bridge College Sports Hub
£25,000 23/04/2020
47
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity in Colleges funding programme for a Revenue project titled Bridge College Sports Hub. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Together Trust
£99,200 25/07/2019
The Ever Open Door - 150 years of Together Trust
Sport England - Bridge College Sports Hub
£25,000 27/03/2019
47
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity in Colleges funding programme for a Revenue project titled Bridge College Sports Hub. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a ....more
Youth Music - Fuse
£67,021 16/11/2018
Fuse
National Lottery Community Fund - Inscape Playground Appeal
£10,000 28/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to purchase and install outdoor play equipment for children and young people with autism and other social communication difficulties at a special needs school. The project ....more
Sport England - Bridge College Sports Hub
£50,000 08/08/2017
24
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity in Colleges funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Bridge College Sports Hub'. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a ....more
Sport England - Bridge College Sports Hub
£50,000 08/08/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity in Colleges funding programme for a Revenue project titled Bridge College Sports Hub. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Together Trust
£91,439 14/06/2017
36
This project will deliver a specialist service for children with autism who also have difficulty sleeping. They are hoping to improve confidence, increase opportunities and reduce the need for sleep ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridge College - Wheelchair Swing
£9,180 08/02/2017
12
The funding will be used by a specialist further educational college to purchase and install a wheelchair swing, enabling wheelchair users with complex needs to access fun, outdoor social activities ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Together Trust
£38,500 23/09/2015
Deep Pockets and Dirty Faces
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-76
  • JANE GRIME Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self-Employed
  • STEVEN PITT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1963, number: 209782
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/06/1935, number: 00301722
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR17: 29 days late, AR16: 145 days late, AR15: 511 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR06: 3 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FAIR TRAIN (GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION) LIMITED on 20/01/2021
Main office

THE TOGETHER TRUST
THE TOGETHER TRUST CENTRE
SCHOOLS HILL
CHEADLE
SK8 1JE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS, WHICH WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:(A) TO GIVE AID, ASSISTANCE AND CARE TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR IN NEED, INCLUDING TO CHILDREN AND/OR YOUNG PERSONS; AND(B) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR IN NEED. INCLUDING THAT OF CHILDREN AND/OR YOUNG PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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