Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF BOWER GROVE SCHOOL 

    Christmas/Summer FairsRafflesMusical EveningDonationsQuiz/Race Nights
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/08/23£43£33£9n/an/an/an/an/a120
    31/08/22£85£81£4n/an/an/an/an/a100
    31/08/21£10£6£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/08/20£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/08/19?*£19£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a40
    31/08/17?£18£24£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/16£20£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/15£19£16£3£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/14£29£29£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/13£13£18£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/12£14£8£6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/11£67£116£-49£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/10£73£41£31£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/09£10£18£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/08*£14£18£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/07£13£4£9£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/06*£66£3£62£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/05£20£5£15£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/04£16£7£9£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 55 years

    headteacher@bower-grove.kent.sch.uk

    01622726773

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • School support organisations
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Kent,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 120 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
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Bower Grove School
    £10,000 15/06/2022
    towards the costs of the creation of a play area at a school for young people with disabilities, social and emotional needs and autism in Maidstone, Kent.
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Association of Parents and Friends of Bower Grove School
    £25,000 24/05/2022
    reburbishment of grounds for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Kent

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1969, number: 258057
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Financial Conduct Authority
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR19: 272 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR06: 4 days late,
    Main office

    BOWER GROVE SCHOOL
    FANT LANE
    MAIDSTONE
    ME16 8NL

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY).

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNRESTRICTED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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