BROOKVALE
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND REMEDIAL TRAINING TO ALL PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OF ANY RELIGION RACE CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR WHO QUALIFY FOR SUCH TRAINING. WE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COMPETANT PERSONNEL AS IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARE ADEQUATE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.
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TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND REMEDIAL TRAINING TO ALL CHILDREN OF ANY RELIGION RACE CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR WHO QUALIFY FOR SUCH TRAINING. THE SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COMPETANT PERSONNEL AS IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARE ADEQUATE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £422,806 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income by over £1m, despite significant gains on investment revaluations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,171,226, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs, though the trustees maintain the overall financial position remains healthy.
What the accounts disclose
“Our free reserves at year end stand at £2,171,226. This represents approximately 6 months of current annual expenditure on charitable activities and is below the target level of 2 years' full running costs per above.” — page 6
“This property is now rented to Ms G McHugh (Registered Manager), given its close proximity to Brookvale.”
“Another of the investment properties is rented to Mr G Richmond (Director of Services).”
“This property is now rented to Ms G McHugh (Registered Manager), given its close proximity to Brookvale.”
“Another of the investment properties is rented to Mr G Richmond (Director of Services).”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Brookvale - Prestwich: Good
Trustees
- DANIEL SAVAGEchair
- Amos Waldman
- Andrew Krauza
- Lee Taylor
- STEPHEN POLLOCK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £3.7m | £4.4m |
| 31/12/2023 | £3.5m | £4.2m |
| 31/12/2022 | £3.5m | £4.0m |
| 31/12/2021 | £3.6m | £3.5m |
| 31/12/2020 | £3.4m | £3.6m |
Common questions
Is BROOKVALE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £422,806 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income by over £1m, despite significant gains on investment revaluations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,171,226, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs, though the trustees maintain the overall financial position remains healthy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Barlow Andrews LLP.
Who funds BROOKVALE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BROOKVALE as a grant recipient include YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION | FY2022 | £200 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MISSION44 | 1 | £440k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £311k |
| SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD | 1 | £31k |
| MENDAN LIMITED | 1 | £27k |
| S C K CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| KEREN TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH
- THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST
- FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST)
- BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH
- THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD
- CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKVALE | £3.7m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH | £581k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST | £136k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) | £536k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH | £133k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD | £1.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |