Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FRIENDS OF RUTHERFORD HOUSE SCHOOL

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£54£32£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£49£54£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£13£24£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£42£28£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£48£68£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£42£28£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£43£14£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16*£30£32£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£21£17£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

http://www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/friend

friendsofrutherfordhouse@gmail.com

02082445491

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for specific schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Lambeth, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CATHERINE LONG Appointed: 2022
  • CATHERINE SEYMOUR Appointed: 2022
  • KATE DE WALLE Appointed: 2020
  • LAUREN EELLS Appointed: 2023
  • MAYA BARAHONA Appointed: 2022
  • SIMON WELLS Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2014, number: 1157236
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR16: 87 days late,
Main office

217 Balham High Road
London
SW17 7BS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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