Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

FRIENDS OF OAK GROVE COLLEGE

College for students with a wide range of learning disabilities. The PTA raises funds to aid the education and facilities for these pupils

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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		£14	£5	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£5	£12	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£7	£16	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£12	£4	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£58	£67	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£30	£10	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£19	£33	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16?		£29	£17	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/15		£8	£6	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/14	*	£3	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/13		£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/12		£12	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/11		£11	£4	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/10		£8	£10	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/09		£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/08		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/07?	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
21/01/04	*	£4	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 49 years

www.oakgrove.org.uk

financemanager@oakgrovecollege.org.uk

01903 708870

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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

Sussex Community Foundation	£11,338
Henry Smith Charity	£6,500
Co-Operative Group	£5,845

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Friends of Oak Grove College
£7,338	08/03/2024 3	Funding was provided towards a new hoist.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Oak Grove College
£5,845	24/10/2020	We would like to create a life skills centre where young people with learning difficulties can gain knowledge and skills.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Oak Grove College (formerly Oak Grove College PTA)
£4,000	26/05/2020	Friends of Oak Grove College (FOGC) supports activities that assist special needs students (around 250) with learning difficulties develop and gain the skills, support and confidence needed to enter employment. For those students with severe ....more Friends of Oak Grove College (FOGC) supports activities that assist special needs students (around 250) with learning difficulties develop and gain the skills, support and confidence needed to enter employment. For those students with severe learning disabilities, complex communication needs, those with autism and for those students whose mental health and well-being is a worry with them being at home for so many weeks, this funding will provide sensory packs to help relieve stress and anxiety.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oak Grove College
£6,500	19/03/2020 12	towards costs of installing a new hoist system at a special education college for young people with moderate, severe or profound learning needs in Worthing, West Sussex
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Oak Grove College
£7,800	07/12/2018	purchase of two new hoist systems for a charity which works with people with disabilities in West Sussex
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Friends of Oak Grove College
£10,000	21/12/2015	Durrington Community Heritage Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLAIRE MOYLE Appointed: 2023

JEN POGACIC Appointed: 2023

PHILLIP POTTER Appointed: 2011

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/04/1976, number: 271168

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR20: 127 days late, AR18: 20 days late, AR14: 125 days late, AR07: 74 days late, AR04: 58 days late,

Main office

Oak Grove College
The Boulevard
Worthing
West Sussex
BN13 1JX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE HIGHDOWN 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:

WORTHING

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