SOCIAL ARTS FOR EDUCATION

Registered charity 1150485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent School for children who cannot cope in mainstream school due to autism, bullying, anxiety or other related conditions. Teaching is based on the SPELL framework constructed by the National Autistic Society. After a trial period, children can attend part-time and choose which subjects they would like to learn. We are Ofsted registered.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AGED 11 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE AUTISTIC OR WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST TEACHING AND ADAPTED CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TAILORED TO MEET EACH INDIVIDUAL’S NEEDS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £401,390, an increase from £311,064 in the prior year, with no specific reserves policy target defined beyond reinvesting surplus funds. The charity reported a net income surplus of £90,326 and held £398,256 in cash at bank, indicating adequate resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

• Ofsted — Social Arts for Education: Good (NULL) · Ofsted

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Social Arts for Education (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 76.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brendan Hollyerchair
• Angela Reynolds
• Julie Raven
• Lisa King
• Ruth McWeeney

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

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