Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL 

The Charity principally provides education in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas to boys and girls from 2 years 6 months to 18 years old.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
31/08/23£20,674£20,475£199£838£21,850£14,3078.434622
31/08/22£18,352£20,007£-1,655£614£21,712£14,5098.725821
31/08/21£19,256£18,153£1,102£614£23,647£16,6631125419
31/08/20*£18,498£18,447£51£728£22,545£16,9341126320
31/08/19£21,431£20,954£477£648£22,476£17,1189.828820
31/08/18£21,331£20,248£1,083£776£21,917£16,7319.92880
31/08/17£21,345£20,553£792£729£20,763£15,5099.12970
31/08/16£20,790£19,714£1,076£736£19,855£14,77792820
31/08/15£19,926£18,811£1,115£218£18,612£13,8288.82820
31/08/14£18,817£17,418£1,399£190£17,528£12,7468.82760
31/08/13£18,817£16,910£1,907£157£16,052£11,28282760
31/08/12£17,811£16,804£1,007£187£14,063£9,3026.62700
31/08/11£17,764£16,653£1,111£194£12,980£8,29662760
31/08/10£17,263£15,809£1,454£152£11,853£7,2185.52710
31/08/09£16,874£15,350£1,524£147£10,367£5,7784.52630
31/08/08£15,969£14,778£1,191£77£8,966£4,1113.32430
31/08/07£14,275£13,830£445£113£7,940£3,0892.72390
31/08/06£13,129£12,601£528£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£12,307£11,194£1,114£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£11,121£10,289£832£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

www.pgs.org.uk

bursar@pgs.org.uk

02392364213

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 346 employees
  • 22 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1997, number: 1063732
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/07/1997, number: 03401010
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,
Main office

PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
HIGH STREET
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 2LN

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO ACT AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL ENDOWMENT TRUST AND THE ARTHUR DARBY NOCK TRUST: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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