Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

FRIENDS OF VICTORIA SCHOOL

Friends of Victoria exists to support the pupils of Victoria School and Specialist Arts College, to promote their welfare and to raise funds to enhance their education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
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
31/08/23		£100	£14	£86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£20	£23	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£55	£60	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£52	£46	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£185	£166	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£185	£166	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£94	£90	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£64	£52	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£57	£79	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£61	£66	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£77	£91	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£108	£73	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11	*	£50	£43	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10		£33	£35	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/09		£12	£32	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08		£19	£66	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07		£57	£28	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06		£60	£35	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£50	£65	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£35	£27	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 42 years

www.victoria.bham.sch.uk

0121 476 9478

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Support for specific schools

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards wheelchair accessible outdoor music trails
£5,000	18/03/2020	Towards wheelchair accessible outdoor music trails
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Essentials
£10,000	04/02/2020 3	The funding will be used to create an accessible space for families with children who have additional needs including life limiting illnesses. The project aims to offer respite and enable people with similar experiences to share their own, ....more The funding will be used to create an accessible space for families with children who have additional needs including life limiting illnesses. The project aims to offer respite and enable people with similar experiences to share their own, supporting positive community relationships.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	29/05/2019	Victoria Family Support Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - CLUB VIC
£10,000	26/10/2018 12	This funding will be used to run an after school club for students living with physical and cognitive disabilities. The project aims to address social isolation and overcome barriers to participation.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Victoria School
£20,000	12/06/2017	refurbishment for a charity which works with young disabled people in West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking Club
£10,000	03/05/2017 12	Specialist cooking equipment will be purchased with the funding, so that this group can deliver extracurricular cooking sessions for disabled children and adults.
True Colours Trust - Sensory Room Project
£5,000	15/07/2015	Sensory Room Project
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Get Cycling, get Moving'
£10,000	15/01/2015 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Greenfingers in Greenspaces'
£10,000	20/06/2013 12	This is a project by a charity in Birmingham. The group will use the funding to provide outdoor furnishings for the school's activity area and run a programme of events including gardening and crafts for pupils with physical and learning ....more This is a project by a charity in Birmingham. The group will use the funding to provide outdoor furnishings for the school's activity area and run a programme of events including gardening and crafts for pupils with physical and learning disabilities and the wider community. This will increase the capacity of the group and enable more beneficiaries to access recreational and learning facilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Eco-Ventures
£10,000	11/08/2011 12	This is a project by a charity in Northfield, Birmingham. The group will use the funding to provide outdoor furnishings for the school's activity area and run a programme of events including gardening and shows for pupils with physical and learning ....more This is a project by a charity in Northfield, Birmingham. The group will use the funding to provide outdoor furnishings for the school's activity area and run a programme of events including gardening and shows for pupils with physical and learning disabilities and the wider community. This will enable beneficiaries to access a wider range of recreational and learning facilities and promote community cohesion.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE LANE Appointed: 2008

GARY COFFEY Appointed: 2021

JUDI NEWMAN Appointed: 2013

MARK COTTAM Appointed: 2013

PAMELA SOLE Appointed: 2013

SADIE BOLTON (Chair) Appointed: 2016

SARA MATTHEWSON Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/1982, number: 512758

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 37 days late,

Main office

Victoria School
Bell Hill
Northfield
Birmingham
B31 1LD

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LEA). 2. TO PROMOTE THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AT VICTORIA SCHOOL AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH CHILDREN. SEE CONSTITUTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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