Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE SEVERN COMMUNITY CHARITABLE TRUST

Aims:To support and promote children's learning and wellbeing across our community and beyondVision:To achieve our aims through innovative and creative projects that provide impact to specific areas of our communities.Action:We fund community projects through charitable donations. These projects are aimed at promoting the wellbeing and education of young people across Shropshire.
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 a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£13£10£3n/a
31/03/22£9£4£5n/a
31/03/21£4£3£1n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://martinwilsonschool.com/severn-communi

tscct@martinwilson.shropshire.sch.uk

01743236520

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 06/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID MICHAEL PURSLOW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Headteacher
  • GEORGINA EDWARDS Appointed: 2020
  • HUGH ROBERT HANNAFORD Appointed: 2020
  • JOANNA PURSLOW Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2020, number: 1190695
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 73 days late,
Main office

THE MARTIN WILSON SCHOOL
NEW PARK ROAD
SHREWSBURY
SY1 2SP

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN SHROPSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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