Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HARROW SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS 

Provision of coaching in gymnastics by qualified coaches accredited by British gymnastics.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 33 years

www.harrowschoolofgymnastics.co.uk

manager@harrowschoolofgymnastics.co.uk

02084275611

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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
31/03/23*£803£655£148£42£1,261£1,26123.1415
31/03/22*£817£544£273£43£1,113£1,11324.6460
31/03/21£235£781£-546n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£608£480£128£17£1,386£1,38634.64710
31/03/19£719£481£238£20£1,258£1,25831.4475
31/03/18*£649£452£197£20£1,020£1,02027.1470
31/03/17£634£486£149£14£823£82320.3450
31/03/16£603£452£151£19£674£67417.9330
31/03/15?£604£475£129£24£523£52313.2330
28/02/14*£499£383£116£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13*£416£335£81£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12*£346£302£43£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£325£330£-5£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£303£323£-20£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£324£312£12£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£329£316£13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07£358£342£15£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£362£350£12£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£318£319£-1£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£330£320£10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 10.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 41 employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-50
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/1991, number: 1002258
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1991, number: 02585823
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 57 days late, AR22: 78 days late, AR18: 128 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 3 days late,
Main office

186 CHRISTCHURCH AVENUE
HARROW
MIDDLESEX
HA3 5BD

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE PUPILS AT SCHOOLS POLYTECHNICS AND UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER CENTRES OF EDUCATION PRINCIPALLY FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') BY ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SUCH PUPILS AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS AND WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THIS OBJECT TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE SUCH PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE IN GYMNASTICS. (GYMNASTICS INCLUDES ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS SPORTS ACROBATICS RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS AND RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS. ) (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ANY PART OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PUPILS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 AND WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

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