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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS 

The activities of the charity are to provide education for boys and girls from all cultures and backgrounds from the ages of 3 -18 within a supportive environment in which they can make the best use of their varied abilities. The charity further aims to provide links and services to the wider community, sharing facilities and ideas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
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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
31/08/22£15,479£14,738£741£248£12,735£12,333102150
31/08/21£13,127£12,659£468£228£12,053£11,13610.62133
31/08/20£12,607£12,126£481£305£11,488£10,65510.52146
31/08/19£12,971£11,674£1,296£349£11,010£10,15710.42050
31/08/18?£16,069£15,235£834£0£9,683£8,84871946
31/03/17£10,415£10,167£249£0£8,815£8,0139.51740
31/03/16£9,904£9,381£523£0£8,535£7,4409.51670
31/03/15£8,868£8,654£215£9£8,013£7,0859.81370
31/03/14£8,321£8,479£-159£10£7,776£6,8729.71400
31/03/13£8,193£8,332£-139£8£7,928£7,03710.11380
31/03/12£8,467£8,090£377£8£8,035£7,17110.61320
31/03/11£8,308£8,330£-21£9£7,661£6,8319.81420
31/03/10£8,385£7,794£591£8£7,681£6,93810.71400
31/03/09£8,546£8,311£235£8£7,053£6,5069.41430
31/03/08£8,570£7,831£739£10£6,865£6,4789.91390
31/03/07£7,426£6,963£462£0£6,159£5,7409.91370
31/03/06£6,400£6,021£379£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,943£5,540£403£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£5,434£5,210£224£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 69%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 10 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.dameallans.co.uk

VA.McDonald@dameallans.co.uk

01912745910

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 215 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-75
  • DAVID BOWMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Financial Recruitment
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2001, number: 1084965
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/05/2000, number: 04002372
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE DAME ALLAN'S DEVELOPMENT TRUST on 07/03/2022
Main office

DAME ALLAN'S SCHOOLS
FOWBERRY CRESCENT
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 9YJ

Objectives

FOR THE PROVISION OF DAY SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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