Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED

The Harington Scheme provides a unique learning experience for young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or difficulties to help them into employment, further education or a more rewarding life through appropriate learning opportunities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

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
31/07/23	*	£2,170	£2,055	£115	£32	£830	£808	4.7	59	29
31/07/22		£1,901	£1,910	£-9	£17	£716	£693	4.4	55	29
31/07/21		£1,796	£1,837	£-41	£15	£724	£705	4.6	55	40
31/07/20		£1,894	£1,674	£220	£18	£766	£696	5	58	56
31/07/19		£1,577	£1,635	£-57	£18	£545	£490	3.6	59	53
31/07/18		£1,541	£1,485	£56	£13	£603	£576	4.7	56	0
31/07/17		£1,411	£1,289	£122	£18	£547	£522	4.9	52	0
31/07/16		£1,119	£1,207	£-88	£13	£433	£416	4.1	45	0
31/07/15		£1,157	£1,104	£53	£36	£522	£502	5.5	41	0
31/07/14		£1,030	£974	£57	£24	£469	£439	5.4	36	0
31/07/13		£809	£767	£42	£24	£412	£378	5.9	21	0
31/07/12		£746	£718	£28	£22	£370	£326	5.5	23	0
31/07/11?	*	£1,015	£974	£41	£25	£342	£302	3.7	23	0
31/03/10		£691	£678	£13	£19	£300	£279	4.9	22	0
31/03/09		£709	£679	£30	£20	£287	£256	4.5	22	0
31/03/08		£668	£722	£-55	£17	£257	£255	4.2	22	0
31/03/07		£560	£570	£-10	£18	£312	£295	6.2	22	0
31/03/06		£703	£654	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£652	£644	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£624	£675	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 44 years

www.harington.org.uk

info@harington.org.uk

02034577997

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Haringey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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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
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Harington Scheme
£3,400	27/01/2023	Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Harington Scheme
£28,000	14/09/2020 6	COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Reopening Training Centres
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£500	13/01/2020	Core contribution to assist the organisation to support young adults with learning disabilities and/or difficulties to help them into employment or further education
John Lyon's Charity - Internship grant to Harington Scheme
£102,000	13/11/2019 36	Horticultural Supervisor Salary
Greater London Authority - Grant to The Harington Scheme
£17,660	31/01/2018	Learning from Nature
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Harington Scheme
£4,772	29/11/2017	Help us deliver work-based training to improve a public open space, benefit the community and give skills to disadvantaged young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Childs Hill Park For All
£50,000	27/11/2014 12	Not Available

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81

ALISON MARY KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JULIE ELIZABETH FORSYTHE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

KATHERINE REBECCA LAMB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Strategic Advisor

LAURA HAZEL DALES Appointed: 2022

MARK ANTHONY COOKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MATTHEW JOHN HAGOPIAN Appointed: 2022

PAULINE TREEN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HIGHGATE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERS,

PENELOPE JANE KENWAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1980, number: 279376
Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1979, number: 01467946

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR11: 176 days late, AR04: 72 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2024

Main office

THE HARINGTON SCHEME
55A CHOLMELEY PARK
LONDON
N6 5EH

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ADULTS (ESPECIALLY YOUNG ADULTS) WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, IN HORTICULTURE AND OTHER VOCATIONAL SKILLS.2. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.3. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY

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