Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE FRIENDS OF THOMAS WOLSEY SCHOOL

Thomas Wolsey School caters for children with physical and/or sensory needs. Many pupils also have complex medical and learning needs. The Friends of Thomas Wolsey School fund-raise for large projects and to buy equipment to enhance the children's learning both in the classroom and outside. The Friends group also maintains the mini bus, funds the Christmas Party and the Leavers' Gifts every year.

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:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely female

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/23		£18	£8	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/07/22		£25	£42	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/07/21		£19	£1	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/07/20		£3	£6	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/19	*	£2	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/18	*	£4	£1	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£4	£5	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£14	£38	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£28	£14	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£20	£19	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£9	£33	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£32	£11	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£18	£21	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£109	£108	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£40	£42	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08	*	£25	£1	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07		£7	£4	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06	*	£8	£13	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£58	£59	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 38 years

www.thomaswolsey.com

office@thomaswolseyoa.co.uk

01473467600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

School support organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Changing beds to improve access to hydrotherapy
£4,741	06/05/2021 0	To purchase 4 medical grade changing beds to improve access to hydrotherapy for young people who are severely disabled.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MELISSA JEAN HEATHER KITTL (Chair) Appointed: 2021

NINA WATT Appointed: 2021

SAMANTHA KATE MORLEY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1986, number: 293635

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 13 days late, AR18: 373 days late, AR08: 25 days late, AR06: 11 days late,

Main office

THOMAS WOLSEY SCHOOL
DEFOE ROAD
IPSWICH
IP1 6SG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS AN ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE LEAGUE MAY: (A) FOSTER MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; AND (B) ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IPSWICH

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