Finance Score: -13

Governance Score: -11

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
Dormant: -10
No PartB

Submission defaults: -10
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -21

FRIENDS OF CASTLE SCHOOL NEWBURY

The objects of the association are to advance and enhance the education of the pupils at The Castle School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the Local Education Authority).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
This charity appears to be dormant

Established: 39 years

jwestbrook@castle.w-berks.sch.uk

0163542976

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/20		£107	£112	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£52	£32	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/18		£10	£22	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	5
31/12/17		£19	£14	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/16		£19	£14	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/15		£15	£12	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	*	£10	£8	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	*	£7	£2	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£6	£16	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£17	£7	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£4	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£3	£9	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£9	£12	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£12	£18	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£14	£9	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£19	£5	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£10	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
True Colours Trust	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,132
Quartet Community Foundation	£250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Castle School
£1,132	22/10/2022	We aim to give children with special needs at the Castle School the chance to learn an instrument with specialist music teachers. This will take place over a year, enabling them to learn new skills.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Castle School
£250	27/06/2022	As directed by the donor towards funding specific classroom learning resources for complex learning difficulties including books, switches and sensory toys, as well as training to make the most of ....more As directed by the donor towards funding specific classroom learning resources for complex learning difficulties including books, switches and sensory toys, as well as training to make the most of this new equipment.
True Colours Trust - Towards improvement costs for the hydrotherapy pool at The Castle School
£5,000	07/01/2020	Towards improvement costs for the hydrotherapy pool at The Castle School
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Castle School
£10,000	13/12/2019	purchase of a vehicle for a special school which works with children with disabilities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends Of Castle
£5,923	29/11/2017	We want to be able to hire coaches to take local families with LDD children on day trips to improve their knowledge and experiences.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE WHITLOCK Appointed: 2019

GUY SARGENT Appointed: 2019

JANE GRAY Appointed: 2023

JOAN SARGENT Appointed: 2019

JOANNE WESTBROOK Appointed: 2019

MARISA PIPER Appointed: 2023

TERESA LENNON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1985, number: 291153

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR14: 30 days late, AR13: 95 days late, AR12: 115 days late,

Main office

The Castle School
Love Lane
Donnington
NEWBURY
RG14 2JG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE ASSOCIATION MAY: A) FOSTER MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF AND PARENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF TE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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