Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

FRIENDS OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL 

The object of the association (the objects) is to advance the educationof pupils in the school in particular by: Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents andothers associated with the school Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment whichsupport the school and advance the education of the pupils.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 40 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£7£9£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18?£29£32£-3£0£0£0n/a012
30/09/17?£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£3£0£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£9£14£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£6£0£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£0£5£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£0£3£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/11£3£0£3£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/10?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
08/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
08/03/08£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/07?*£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 05/05/2017
Outdoor play area for disabled children and young people
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of the Abbey School
£20,000 15/01/2017
purchase of outdoor equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in Farnham

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/1984, number: 288277
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR20: 86 days late, AR14: 630 days late, AR13: 995 days late, AR07: 346 days late, AR04: 87 days late,
Main office

MENIN WAY
FARNHAM
SURREY
GU9 8DY

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:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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