THE FERN PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1168892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

5. The objects of the Charity are specifically restricted to the following: a. to advance the education of the pupils by raising funds for items and activities over and above these which the LEA provide for; b. in partnership with community organisations and businesses assist in developing the lives and well-being of the community;

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF FERNDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BY RAISING FUNDS FOR ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES OVER AND ABOVE THESE WHICH THE LEA PROVIDE FOR;B. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE UPPER RHONDDA FACH BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:I. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;II. THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE, ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; III. THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES IN RELATIONS TO CHARITY ASSETS;IV. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;V. THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;VI. THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;VII. THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;VIII. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £57,479 for the year, with total income rising to £1,298,127. However, the trustees note that the charity remains significantly dependent on grant funding, identifying a reduction in grant income as a material risk to future sustainability. Unrestricted reserves stood at £132,926, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of three months of operating reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by RH Jeffs and Rowe. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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
• Volunteer management

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Michelle Coburn-Hughes — Director of Business (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• European Regional Development Fund — “The project was funded by European Regional Development Fund & Welsh Government.” (source page)
• Welsh Government — “The project was funded by European Regional Development Fund & Welsh Government.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (46% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kelvin Joneschair
• David Owen Dean
• Heather Nicholas
• Howard Burge
• MICHELLE COBURN-HUGHES
• Michael Davies
• Nathan Prygodzicz

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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