Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

HOPELANDS PREPARATORY SCHOOL 

The school provides its pupils with a full list of curricular and extra-curricular activities. These activities are delivered to the children through class lessons, taught by qualified teaching staff in a small, happy and friendly atmosphere. Small class sizes and dedicated specialist teachers ensure that the needs of each child are meet.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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*£736£723£13£0£909£90915.1250
31/08/21£661£667£-6£0£895£89516.1250
31/08/20*£696£666£30£0£901£0n/a260
31/08/19*£698£641£57£0£871£87116.3130
31/08/18£671£632£39£0£814£81415.4133
31/08/17£709£661£47£0£774£77414.1250
31/08/16£729£718£11£0£727£72712.1160
31/08/15*£701£670£31£44£716£69312.4120
31/08/14£622£599£23£45£685£66913.4150
31/08/13£520£513£8£26£663£64815.2120
31/08/12£483£457£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£484£440£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£434£386£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£391£342£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£391£303£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07?£279£261£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06*£282£237£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£250£213£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£216£226£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 63%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 15.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 32 years

www.hopelands.org.uk

enquiries@hopelands.org.uk

01453822164

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 25 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-73
  • LUCY FORSYTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Business Partner
  • TINA BENSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/01/1992, number: 1007707
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/04/1991, number: 02598202
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 40 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR19: 91 days late, AR15: 11 days late, AR06: 166 days late,
Main office

38/40
Regent Street
Stonehouse
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 2AD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION(INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT CARRY ON ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR SEXES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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