Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 20

NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION

OUR VISION IS A WORLD IN WHICH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL AS EQUAL AND ACTIVE CITIZENS IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES. OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH PERSONALISED LEARNING, TRANSITION AND DESTINATION SERVICES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no 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 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Established: 60 years
(70 years as a company)

www.nationalstar.org

enquiries@nationalstar.org

01242527631

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22		£36,406	£36,190	£215	£322	£34,281	£31,868	10.6	1,173	19
31/08/21		£32,289	£31,120	£1,168	£384	£34,197	£31,463	12.1	1,109	21
31/08/20		£29,954	£28,914	£1,040	£360	£32,248	£29,380	12.2	1,067	15
31/08/19		£28,203	£27,192	£1,010	£227	£31,341	£28,567	12.6	977	17
31/08/18		£25,282	£25,107	£176	£304	£30,302	£27,494	13.1	922	17
31/08/17		£23,600	£22,301	£1,300	£229	£29,577	£26,612	14.3	841	0
31/08/16		£20,891	£20,281	£610	£270	£27,927	£24,036	14.2	797	0
31/08/15?		£21,030	£19,535	£1,495	£850	£27,001	£22,834	14	564	0
31/07/14		£20,082	£16,957	£3,125	£467	£25,425	£21,091	14.9	512	0
31/07/13		£15,426	£15,389	£37	£370	£22,110	£19,804	15.4	481	0
31/07/12		£16,422	£14,862	£1,561	£300	£21,595	£18,670	15.1	632	0
31/07/11		£15,314	£13,859	£1,455	£339	£19,983	£9,953	8.6	460	0
31/07/10		£15,999	£13,849	£2,150	£327	£18,307	£9,630	8.3	460	0
31/07/09		£16,846	£15,235	£1,611	£461	£15,933	£8,785	6.9	450	0
31/07/08		£16,240	£14,410	£1,830	£572	£14,495	£8,909	7.4	422	0
31/07/07		£12,767	£11,649	£1,118	£456	£13,051	£9,178	9.5	480	0
31/07/06		£11,476	£10,619	£857	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£9,460	£9,033	£427	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£8,539	£8,220	£319	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Barking And Dagenham, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Torfaen, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1,173 employees
19 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£250,000
Wolfson Foundation	£130,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Barnwood Trust	£9,989

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to National Star Foundation
£80,000	07/12/2022	New residential accommodation for young people with disabilities at specialist college in Ullenwood, Gloucestershire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000	08/07/2022	Building a Brighter Future Appeal
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£4,989	27/04/2021	Outdoor gym equipment
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Outdoor Gym
£10,000	18/12/2020 3	The funding will be used to provide an outdoor gym for a community of young people with complex disabilities. The project aims to continue to meet the physical and mental wellbeing needs of the young ....more The funding will be used to provide an outdoor gym for a community of young people with complex disabilities. The project aims to continue to meet the physical and mental wellbeing needs of the young people during the pandemic and beyond in a healthy outdoor environment where there is reduced risk of COVID-19 being spread .
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,000	21/04/2020	Centre for disabled people
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to National Star Foundation
£50,000	05/12/2019	Learning space and classroom in a day service centre for young people with complex disabilities in Hereford
National Lottery Community Fund - National Star at 1 Ledbury Road
£10,000	08/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to purchase a minivan to provide accessible transportation for local disabled people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to National Star College
£72,000	23/10/2018 36	Supporting disabled young people to develop essential skills, to independently and safely access public transport, to travel in the community. Young people will have increased independence, access to ....more Supporting disabled young people to develop essential skills, to independently and safely access public transport, to travel in the community. Young people will have increased independence, access to education and employment and improved life skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Smile Platform mobility project
£10,000	03/11/2011 12	This is a project by a charity in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The group will use the funding to purchase a motorised platform for people with physical disabilities. This will expand the capacity of ....more This is a project by a charity in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The group will use the funding to purchase a motorised platform for people with physical disabilities. This will expand the capacity of the group by offering a wider range of services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-71

BRIAN MICHAEL CHATFIELD MBA FCIPD

CHAS HOWES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Financial Consultant

CHRIS HALLAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ELIZABETH CADMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Operational Services

FRANCES ALLCOCK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANE MATHESON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

MARGARET SHEATHER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

MATT SHAYLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

NIKKI RICHARDSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: MENINGITIS NOW,

PAUL KEITH STYLES BSC (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE COTSWOLD PRIMROSE CHARITABLE TRUST,

PETER BAREFOOT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ROBERT HAYMON-COLLINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director Marketing & Communications

STEVE WYNNE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chairman And Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/11/1963, number: 220239
Registered at Companies House on 20/08/1953, number: 00522846

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: STAR CENTRE FOR CHILDREN APPEAL 1964
08/11/2012 - Asset transfer in from MEND
29/11/2016 - Asset transfer in from M W AND A B INGRAM'S CHARITABLE TRUST
02/08/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE ANDREW WILSON EDUCATION TRUST

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 28 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE ANDREW WILSON EDUCATION TRUST on 02/08/2023

Main office

National Star
Ullenwood
CHELTENHAM
GL53 9QU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL AS EQUAL AND ACTIVE CITIZENS IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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