Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Excess reserves: -3
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE TALKING TRUST

St Mary?s provides day and residential education, therapy and care for children and young adults from ages 7 to 25 with speech, language and communication difficulties and other complex needs. These needs may include disability and illness including learning difficulties, health issues, mental health issues and physical disabilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,789,418 available, equivalent to 35 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 57 years

www.stmarysbexhill.org

admin@stmarysbexhill.org

01424730740

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£4,288	£3,315	£973	£0	£9,789	£9,789	35.4	83	1
31/08/21		£4,236	£3,299	£936	£0	£7,440	£7,440	27.1	90	0
31/08/20		£3,980	£3,069	£911	£0	£5,036	£5,036	19.7	95	0
31/08/19?		£4,702	£5,599	£-896	£20	£3,911	£3,911	8.4	155	1
31/07/18	*	£4,500	£5,321	£-821	£23	£6,185	£5,932	13.4	168	2
31/07/17		£4,854	£5,381	£-526	£26	£5,996	£5,699	12.7	202	0
31/07/16		£5,368	£5,849	£-481	£10	£6,167	£5,851	12	225	0
31/07/15		£6,963	£6,873	£91	£22	£6,710	£6,401	11.2	201	0
31/07/14		£8,258	£7,457	£800	£41	£7,063	£6,752	10.9	208	0
31/07/13		£7,899	£7,075	£824	£55	£7,082	£6,708	11.4	221	0
31/07/12		£7,933	£7,192	£741	£35	£6,347	£6,009	10	226	0
31/07/11		£7,329	£6,517	£812	£13	£6,660	£6,401	11.8	200	0
31/07/10		£6,791	£6,199	£591	£16	£4,894	£4,634	9	207	0
31/07/09		£6,726	£5,427	£1,299	£24	£4,715	£4,451	9.8	260	0
31/07/08		£6,181	£5,808	£374	£21	£3,878	£3,598	7.4	252	0
31/07/07		£6,196	£5,972	£224	£28	£4,893	£4,657	9.4	256	0
31/07/06		£5,533	£5,526	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£5,404	£5,286	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£5,367	£4,968	£399	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 35.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

83 employees
1 volunteer

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
£15,000	09/01/2019	Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Development of a printing and photography training suite for children
£9,755	25/01/2017 12	This project will create a printing and photo studio within the vocational centre on the school site. This will enable its pupils, who have speech, learning and communication difficulties, to develop ....more This project will create a printing and photo studio within the vocational centre on the school site. This will enable its pupils, who have speech, learning and communication difficulties, to develop a range of technology, employment and social skills.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-74

JEAN HAIGH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

JENNIFER CHRISTINE SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MATTHEW SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Recoveries Officer

TRACY LYNN MANDER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/09/1967, number: 307021
Registered at Companies House on 07/06/1967, number: 00907923

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 59 days late, AR05: 13 days late,

Main office

St. Marys Wrestwood Childrens Trust
Wrestwood Road
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
TN40 2LU

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY MAINTAINING AND MANAGING A SCHOOL AND COLLEGE,2. TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION, TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITY OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION OR CARE AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS OR DISABILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1. CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL 2. NATIONAL

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