Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

DURHAM CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Education - 3-18, co-educational day and boarding

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to only -935.9% of total funds
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £3,743,109 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	*	£12,782	£13,182	£-400	£481	£-1,409	£-3,743	-3.4	183	50
31/08/22		£10,402	£10,949	£-547	£377	£-994	£-2,947	-3.2	180	26
31/08/21		£9,223	£9,865	£-643	£305	£-408	£-2,176	-2.6	153	26
31/08/20		£7,881	£8,270	£-389	£209	£110	£-1,603	-2.3	117	20
31/08/19		£8,577	£8,628	£-50	£315	£622	£-1,103	-1.5	115	30
31/08/18		£7,966	£7,976	£-11	£120	£484	£-1,210	-1.8	116	0
31/08/17		£7,841	£8,104	£-263	£108	£451	£-1,210	-1.8	118	0
31/08/16		£7,806	£7,840	£-34	£368	£649	£-967	-1.5	118	0
31/08/15		£7,615	£7,695	£-80	£92	£634	£-942	-1.5	113	0
31/08/14		£7,726	£7,834	£-108	£115	£707	£-866	-1.3	116	0
31/08/13		£7,497	£7,524	£-27	£113	£782	£-768	-1.2	121	0
31/08/12	*	£7,114	£7,609	£-495	£81	£770	£-755	-1.2	121	0
31/08/11		£7,923	£7,130	£792	£12	£1,245	£-245	-0.4	121	0
31/08/10		£7,079	£7,036	£42	£13	£-1,267	£-2,109	-3.6	110	0
31/08/09		£5,895	£7,726	£-1,831	£45	£-1,336	£-1,761	-2.7	110	0
31/08/08		£5,781	£6,988	£-1,207	£44	£546	£90	0.2	111	0
31/08/07		£5,180	£6,146	£-966	£41	£1,803	£1,297	2.5	102	0
31/08/06		£4,942	£5,436	£-494	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£4,503	£4,783	£-279	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04	*	£4,318	£4,543	£-225	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 118%
Liabilities/Income: 71%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 266%
Reserves/Spending: -3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 31 years

www.dcsf.org.uk

reception@dcsf.org.uk

0191 7319270

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
£3,000	25/11/2021	Supporting a bursary scheme for disadvantaged young people from the North East

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-67

CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed

CANON MICHAEL HANS JOACHIM HAMPEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Canon

DR JOHN RICHARD HIND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Education And Leadership

DR RICHARD JOHN HILLIER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Governor

DR STEPHEN JAMES BRYAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

KEITH WILLIAM BALLANTYNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Director

MICHAELA MARTIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

PROF THOMAS SEYMOUR MOLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principal And Professor

SIMON PATRICK JOSEPH DOBSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Wealth Adviser

THE VERY REVD PHILIP PLYMING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Dean Of Durham

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1993, number: 1023407
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/1993, number: 02776914

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR04: 14 days late,

Main office

DURHAM SCHOOL
DURHAM
DH1 4SZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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