Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED 

Provision of Education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

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£26,317£25,463£854£1,275£17,535£13,9076.640922
31/08/21£22,756£22,965£-208£775£16,799£13,2356.940326
31/08/20£22,494£21,037£1,457£881£16,860£13,4037.640026
31/08/19£23,503£21,230£2,272£1,008£15,474£12,0616.837330
31/08/18£21,909£20,696£1,213£999£13,224£10,370637336
31/08/17£21,322£20,517£805£1,074£11,965£9,3435.53630
31/08/16£19,700£19,245£456£913£11,095£8,1745.12840
31/08/15£19,380£18,447£933£887£10,899£7,9515.22760
31/08/14£17,367£18,005£-638£950£9,966£7,0254.72700
31/08/13£16,445£15,547£898£760£10,604£7,73862240
31/08/12£15,843£14,889£954£853£9,706£7,0845.72240
31/08/11£14,403£14,013£390£756£8,694£6,0765.22190
31/08/10£13,698£13,256£443£656£8,191£5,47552140
31/08/09£12,939£12,397£542£624£7,616£5,0784.92160
31/08/08£13,475£12,068£1,407£500£7,171£4,6004.62120
31/08/07£11,259£10,747£512£190£5,869£3,8174.32050
31/08/06£9,985£9,839£146£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£8,158£8,290£-132£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£8,994£7,468£1,526£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.lancingcollege.co.uk

bursary@lancing.org.uk

01273 452213

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 409 employees
  • 22 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-77
  • PIPPA CLEEVE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Events Coordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1999, number: 1076483
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1999, number: 03779985
Gift Aid
  • 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
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 11 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WOODARD SCHOOLS (SOUTHERN DIVISION) BENEFIT FUND on 02/07/2019
Main office

LANCING COLLEGE
LANCING
BN15 0RW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE AND EXTEND EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL,MORAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES ANDPRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER OR ELSEWHERE THROUGH ANY ORALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.1 BY CARRYING ON THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS LANCING COLLEGE AND ANY SCHOOL ORSCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT IN A MANNER WHICH DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS A CHRISTIANENVIRONMENT CENTRED ON THE ANGLICAN TRADITION OF THE EUCHARIST AND AT WHICH AFUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE TEACHING OF THOSE PRINCIPLES;3.2 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WOODARDCORPORATION;3.3 PROMOTING THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF ANY SCHOOL BY THE WIDER COMMUNITYAND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THOSE OBJECTS), NO OTHER PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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