Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ST JOHN'S SCHOOL 

Provision of Schooling
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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

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£5,557£5,411£146£3£7,878£7,87717.5810
31/08/21£5,219£5,027£193£0£7,897£7,89418.8650
31/08/20£5,051£4,992£59£0£7,343£7,34017.6650
31/08/19£5,215£4,908£307£3£7,349£7,34418650
31/08/18£5,019£4,860£159£0£7,029£7,02317.3650
31/08/17£4,880£4,497£383£0£6,825£6,81618.2650
31/08/16£4,674£4,425£250£0£6,215£6,20416.8650
31/08/15£4,529£4,274£254£7£5,662£5,64915.9650
31/08/14£4,431£4,148£284£7£5,408£5,39215.6650
31/08/13£4,384£4,294£90£7£4,938£4,92113.8770
31/08/12£4,499£4,314£184£7£4,566£4,54612.6800
31/08/11£4,450£4,159£291£6£4,274£4,25212.3810
31/08/10£4,228£3,970£258£5£3,966£3,94211.9600
31/08/09£4,121£3,721£400£4£3,709£3,68211.9590
31/08/08£4,025£3,502£523£4£3,309£3,28011.2580
31/08/07£3,884£3,427£457£6£2,786£2,7559.6550
31/08/06£3,574£3,220£354£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£3,463£3,267£196£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3,247£2,928£319£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 17.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

st-johns.org.uk

office@st-johns.org.uk

01923845513

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hillingdon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 81 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76
  • PAUL BURDIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director
  • NICOLA WALKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Catering Business Owner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1997, number: 1063738
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/07/1997, number: 03411518
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. JOHNS SCHOOL
WIELAND ROAD
NORTHWOOD
HA6 3QY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING IN THE UK OR ELSEWHERE A BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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