Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 2

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

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 recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £2,947,494 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
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	30
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	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£4,503	£4,783	£-279	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04	*	£4,318	£4,543	£-225	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 113%
Liabilities/Income: 85%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 297%
Reserves/Spending: -3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -4 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

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 works here?

180 employees
26 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£2,000	16/07/2021	Training Grant provided for Customs training purposes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-66

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

VERY REVD DR PHILIP JAMES JOHN PLYMING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Dean Of Durham

CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed

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

DR RICHARD JOHN HILLIER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Governor

KATHERINE RICHARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

MICHAELA MARTIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

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

KEITH WILLIAM BALLANTYNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Director

NEIL TURNER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Architect

GEOFFREY MARK HODGSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: DURHAM SCHOOL LANGLEY FOUNDATION,

ROBERT WILLIAM RIBCHESTER (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: DURHAM SCHOOL LANGLEY FOUNDATION,

SIMON PATRICK JOSEPH DOBSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Wealth Adviser, Other trusteeship: TYNE AMATEUR ROWING CLUB,

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

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; 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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