Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

STRODE PARK FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

To provide care and support to meet the changing and individual needs of people with disabilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 gender

Established: 61 years
(78 years as a company)

www.strodepark.org.uk

info@strodepark.org.uk

01227373292

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£11,835	£12,118	£-283	£290	£6,647	£6,484	6.4	310	48
31/03/22		£11,964	£11,295	£669	£346	£5,951	£5,771	6.1	364	66
31/03/21		£11,738	£10,927	£811	£190	£5,113	£4,918	5.4	383	60
31/03/20		£10,396	£10,444	£-49	£250	£4,318	£4,156	4.8	404	70
31/03/19		£9,709	£9,343	£365	£182	£3,775	£3,510	4.5	391	104
31/03/18		£8,485	£8,465	£19	£180	£3,307	£3,073	4.4	363	0
31/03/17		£8,259	£8,094	£165	£29	£3,239	£3,009	4.5	354	0
31/03/16		£8,134	£8,123	£11	£31	£3,802	£3,582	5.3	361	0
31/03/15		£7,966	£7,920	£46	£250	£4,665	£4,259	6.5	353	0
31/03/14		£8,109	£7,876	£233	£214	£4,489	£3,411	5.2	348	0
31/03/13		£6,197	£6,173	£24	£220	£4,261	£3,185	6.2	294	0
31/03/12		£6,366	£6,177	£189	£227	£4,235	£3,145	6.1	295	0
31/03/11		£5,082	£4,959	£123	£206	£3,503	£2,502	6.1	240	0
31/03/10		£5,053	£4,911	£142	£236	£3,333	£2,371	5.8	230	0
31/03/09		£4,378	£4,355	£23	£221	£3,192	£2,204	6.1	181	0
31/03/08	*	£4,415	£4,320	£95	£205	£3,168	£2,172	6	164	0
31/03/07		£3,625	£3,478	£148	£193	£3,073	£2,065	7.1	145	0
31/03/06		£3,430	£3,130	£300	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,099	£2,890	£209	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,889	£2,849	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

310 employees
48 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

DCMS	£100,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,587
Co-Operative Group	£2,856
Masonic Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£2,000	17/07/2023	A specialist table that is accessible to those in a wheelchair.
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Queen's Platinum Jubilee Proms in the Park
£4,039	22/04/2022	The funding will be used to host a Jubilee event for the community. The project aims to bring the community together.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Strode Park Foundation
£2,856	24/10/2020	We would like to improve our on-site theatre so that people with disabilities are able to perform on the stage and enjoy our productions.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000	29/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Bed turning system to support the impact of Coronavirus
£6,548	22/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to purchase a patient bed turning system for care residents living with disabilities. The project aims to reduce the level of care staff interaction for those who are high ....more The funding will be used to purchase a patient bed turning system for care residents living with disabilities. The project aims to reduce the level of care staff interaction for those who are high risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	25/09/2018	Footprints 'Space to Play' project
Masonic Trust - Footprints Sensory and Soft Play Room
£24,000	18/10/2017	Sensory and soft play room for children with complex disabilities and life-limiting conditions.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-72

ADRIAN HYNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAWN ALLAWAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

DR PAUL GARROD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Gp

NICHOLAS WELLS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

PATRICIA UNWIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

RUSSELL CLARK Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Architect

SARAH TOMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1963, number: 227794
Registered at Companies House on 04/04/1946, number: 00407697

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

27/06/2019 - Asset transfer in from FYNVOLA FOUNDATION
05/10/2022 - Asset transfer in from EPILEPSY HERE ( HELP, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR EPILEPSY )

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
Investing charity funds 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; AR08: 35 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FYNVOLA FOUNDATION on 27/06/2019
Asset transfer in from EPILEPSY HERE ( HELP, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR EPILEPSY ) on 05/10/2022

Main office

STRODE PARK HOUSE
HERNE
HERNE BAY
KENT
CT6 7NE

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND TREATMENT FOR PERSONS TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY DISABLED. HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR SAME AND REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT BY INSTRUCTION IN TRADES AND CRAFTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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