DERWEN COLLEGE

Charity number: 1153280
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

- to provide education, training and work experience to people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities - to obtain or provide employment for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities - to provide accommodation for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, with or without their immediate family or dependents

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£13,511,473

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Donations and legacies £301.81k
Charitable activities £11.95m
Other trading activities £1.08m
Investments £15.72k
Other £171.00k

Total expenditure:
£12,681,258

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Raising funds £653.19k
Charitable activities £12.03m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £11,480,858 from 50 government contract(s) and £173,722 from 4 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £653.19k
Charitable expenditure £12.03m
Retained for future use £830.22k

People

409 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

9 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 3
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08615826 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KATHLEEN KIMBER BA Chair 16 February 2005
None on record
Ruth Court Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Daniel Jack Owen Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Abigail Louise Plowden Trustee 20 March 2024
None on record
Barry Langfield Trustee 20 March 2024
None on record
Andrew Grove Trustee 23 March 2023
None on record
Louise Mary Burns Trustee 15 July 2022
SHROPSHIRE INCLUSIVE DANCE CIO
Received: On time
Elizabeth Mary Leigh Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
STEPHEN MARK LORD Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
Helen Victoria Cox Trustee 11 October 2018
OSWESTRY SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
OSWESTRY SCHOOL
Received: On time
JAMIE WARD Trustee 26 March 2015
None on record
MICHAEL COWAN Trustee 23 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £10.18m £9.80m £9.46m £11.93m £13.51m
Total expenditure £10.21m £9.33m £10.27m £11.39m £12.68m
Income from government contracts £8.91m £8.16m £8.21m £9.61m £11.48m
Income from government grants £79.74k £449.55k £374.38k £197.82k £173.72k
Income - Donations and legacies £418.21k £192.06k £519.02k £438.34k £301.81k
Income - Other trading activities £442.78k £176.41k £369.40k £549.19k £1.08m
Income - Charitable activities £9.31m £8.85m £8.58m £9.96m £11.95m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £147 £40 £308 £15.72k
Income - Other £1.53k £584.96k £0 £980.40k £171.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £7.00k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £9.64m £8.98m £9.81m £10.83m £12.03m
Expenditure - Raising funds £570.10k £343.98k £458.58k £568.50k £653.19k
Expenditure - Governance £22.23k £20.10k £34.35k £35.85k £46.33k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £3.85m £3.64m £3.75m £3.64m £3.94m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £100
Other assets £1.23m £1.94m £1.21m £1.87m £2.58m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £644.81k £673.16k £856.99k £869.07k £1.06m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/07/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/10/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 OCT 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 MAR 2021

Charitable objects

- TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES; - TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES; AND - TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES (WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR DEPENDENTS) AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF THEIR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1153280-1 DERWEN COLLEGE TRUST
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 29/11/1988 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25/07/2013 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 25/06/2014 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16 SEP 2020
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO EITHER WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY SELF SUPPORTING. (B) TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT (BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKSHOPS OR OTHERWISE) FOR PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHO BY VIRTUE OF THE DISABILITY OR LEARNING DIFFICULTY GIVING RISE TO THOSE NEEDS, ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO FIND SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT, (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 (C) OF SCHEME).
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 01 March 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
DERWEN COLLEGE
WHITTINGTON ROAD
GOBOWEN
OSWESTRY
SY11 3JA
Phone:
01691661234
Email:
andrew.smith@derwen.ac.uk
Website:

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