Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

INAURA SCHOOL

We develop alternatives to school exclusion, promote the alternative sector, managed moves, and community-based approaches to inclusion, We run an independent special school in Somerset for children with a wide range of developmental needs using non-coercive, therapeutic approaches focusing on relationship skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£1,558£1,575£-17£0£71£710.5450
31/08/22£1,675£1,637£39£0£88£880.6460
31/08/21£1,598£1,582£16£29£56£60480
31/08/20£1,570£1,467£103£0£40£360.3460
31/08/19£1,467£1,414£54£0£-67£-67-0.6460
31/08/18*£1,441£1,401£40£0£-121£-121-1420
31/08/17£1,305£1,404£-99£0£-160£-160-1.4450
31/08/16£1,545£1,634£-89£0£-61£-61-0.4520
31/08/15£1,402£1,430£-28£23£28£280.2440
31/08/14£1,224£1,147£77£17£56£560.6430
31/08/13?£1,132£1,115£16£17£-21£-21-0.2270
30/04/12£844£809£35£13£-37£-37-0.6260
30/04/11£726£776£-49£9£-72£-72-1.1220
30/04/10£548£575£-27£6£-22£-22-0.5160
30/04/09£466£475£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08*£304£282£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07£101£115£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£57£75£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05*£124£101£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04*£98£117£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 90%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.inauraschool.org

zrelton@inauraschool.org

01823690211

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-79
  • ADAM BRADLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Surveyor
  • AMANDA HANNAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Therapist
  • ANDREW JOHN NORTON WARNER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • CONSTANCE LANE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • DR REBECCA STONE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Head Teacher
  • JULIA MARGARET GIBB Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Governor
  • TESSA MUNT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: County Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2002, number: 1092152
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2001, number: 04158590
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 92 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

Moorview House
Burrowbridge
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA7 0RB

Objectives

To advance the education of young people up to the age of 18. In particular, the charity will concentrate on providing for the educational and pastoral needs of young people who may have been excluded from conventional classroom education;To safeguard and protect the good health, both psychological and physical, of young persons by offering therapeutic emotional educational counselling support; To educate the public with particular reference to the emotional, physical and sexual relationships of young persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress and with a view to developing personal responsibilities and enriching personal and family life.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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