Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY 

Our vision is to make a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged children and young people through our commitment to quality charitable work.Our projects are aimed at meeting the needs of children and young people in the British Isles aged up to 25 who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially.We fund capital projects and deliver operational social programmes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23£2,921£2,705£216£1,540£2,232£2,2029.811300
31/03/22£2,423£1,531£892£1,001£2,016£1,98815.69300
31/03/21£1,451£1,593£-142£625£1,125£9837.411300
31/03/20£3,357£3,253£104£1,816£1,266£1,1814.415300
31/03/19£2,766£2,819£-53£1,531£1,162£1,0424.414300
31/03/18£2,987£2,745£241£1,668£1,215£1,0934.8130
31/03/17£2,805£2,826£-21£1,782£974£8953.8160
31/03/16£3,704£3,653£51£2,393£995£8932.9130
31/03/15£3,192£3,084£108£1,955£944£8453.3140
31/03/14£3,819£4,305£-486£2,399£835£6801.9180
31/03/13£3,711£3,591£121£2,286£1,321£9953.3190
31/03/12£4,229£4,157£71£2,666£1,200£8922.6170
31/03/11£4,264£4,143£121£2,439£1,129£7352.1150
31/03/10£3,934£3,674£259£2,719£1,008£8002.6150
31/03/09£4,766£4,936£-170£3,010£749£7491.8140
31/03/08£4,601£4,634£-33£3,003£918£9182.4120
31/03/07£4,590£4,449£140£2,881£952£9522.6100
31/03/06*£4,172£4,486£-315£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£3,834£3,215£619£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3,296£3,121£175£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 53.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 56.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 40 years

www.woodenspoon.org.uk

charity@woodenspoon.org.uk

01252773720

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 300 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wooden Spoon Society
£1,000 23/06/2021
As requested by the donor to fund life-changing projects to support children & young people.
Sport England - Hitz Northampton
£23,000 15/12/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Hitz Northampton'. This project lists its main activity as Rugby Union.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-69
  • ADRIAN ALLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ALI GILBERT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • JOHN GIBSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Quantity Surveyor - Partner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1984, number: 326691
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/09/1984, number: 01847860
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 3 days late, AR05: 29 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Sentinel House
Harvest Crescent
FLEET
GU51 2UZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AMONG AND TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND OTHER PERSONS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS (AS DEFINED IN THE INTERPRETATION ACT 1978) AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY OR SOCIAL, FINANCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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