Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FERRIERS BARN LIMITED

Provision of daycare centre services where disadvantaged members may learn arts and crafts skills or manufacture craft items for sale.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£168£200£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£170£192£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£161£158£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£184£135£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£142£145£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£257£144£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£112£120£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£145£161£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£99£100£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£86£98£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£80£93£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£89£98£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£77£94£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£79£86£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£67£85£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£73£77£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£73£80£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£71£73£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£67£73£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£64£72£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 50 years

ferriersbarn@timetalk.co.uk

01787227515

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£41,137
DCMS£20,539
National Lottery Community Fund£9,520
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Ferriers Barn Limited
£3,382 15/02/2024
to replace a kiln used in a therapeutic pottery class provided by a Bures based Day Centre for adults with a multiple disability
Essex Community Foundation - Ferriers Barn Limited
£1,890 04/10/2023
to run weekly exercise classes at a day centre in Braintree district that works with adults with a range of disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - Ferriers Barn Limited
£3,000 20/07/2023
towards the running costs of a minibus service collecting adults with disabilities across Colchester who are attending a day centre in Bures
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Ferriers Barn Limited
£7,000 27/04/2023
to help with the core wages cost at a day centre based near Bures in Essex, supporting adults with disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Ferriers Barn Limited
£1,077 17/11/2022
to provide funding for the purchase of two height adjustable tables for a day centre supporting adults with additional needs in North Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Ferriers Barn Limited
£10,000 07/04/2022
towards the staff costs at a day centre providing opportunities for adults with disabilites in Braintree
National Lottery Community Fund - One to one care
£9,520 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to cover the cost of a one-to-one carer for a whole year for a day centre that provides day opportunities for adults with disabilities in an area of Braintree. The project aims to allow them to develop their skills in a ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Ferriers Barn Limited
£1,788 12/08/2021
to purchase a portable pottery wheel and associated raw materials for use at a day centre for adults with disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Ferriers Barn Limited
£4,000 08/07/2021
to improve the heating system at a day centre for adults with disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - One on one care.
£9,000 10/09/2020
for the salary of a one on one carer at a day centre providing meals, care and activities for people with severe or multiple disabilities in North Essex
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£20,539 26/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Staff costs
£7,000 01/08/2019
4
Towards the running costs of a day centre providing meals, care and activities for people with severe or multiple disabilities in North Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Having the best day ever.
£10,000 21/02/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to continue providing services and social activities to adults with various disabilities in order to reduce isolation and break down barriers.
Essex Community Foundation - Keep us running.
£10,000 06/09/2018
12
Towards the costs of tutors providing activities at a day care for adults with disabilities
Essex Community Foundation - Roof Works.
£8,880 02/01/2018
6
To undertake roof repairs at a day care centre for the Braintree area
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-71
  • CAROLINE POST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Carer
  • CHERYL ANNE COWLIN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accounts Officer
  • DESMOND ROBERT BRIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Gilt Jobber
  • ELIZABETH FLOWER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: P A
  • FIONA CRACE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Financial Adviser
  • NICOLA JULIET MOORE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Psychotherapist
  • PATRICK MCKENNA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consulting Ecologist
  • STEPHEN JAMES LEIGH FOSTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Financial Crime Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/1974, number: 267117
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/1974, number: 01158197
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 16 days late,
Main office

Ferriers Barn
Ferriers Lane
BURES
CO8 5DL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF THE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN ANY WAY REGARDED AS CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A BUILDING FOR USE AS A RESIDENTIAL ADN DAY CENTRE WITH FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHE ACTIVITIES FOR HANDICAPPD PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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