Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED 

Independent Day and Boarding School for children aged from 4 to 18
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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£29,806£27,220£2,586£1,045£39,552£34,126154360
31/08/21£26,447£25,611£836£784£37,084£31,963154370
31/08/20£24,144£21,646£2,498£920£35,865£31,96717.74347
31/08/19£25,945£23,313£2,632£877£33,332£29,88015.441216
31/08/18£24,526£21,269£3,257£744£30,603£27,83615.73944
31/08/17£22,743£20,326£2,417£558£27,345£24,81114.63770
31/08/16£21,881£19,506£2,375£463£24,456£22,56813.92830
31/08/15£20,675£18,255£2,420£73£22,314£20,64113.62800
31/08/14£20,246£17,781£2,465£66£19,893£18,38412.42690
31/08/13£19,019£16,668£2,351£44£17,343£16,16311.62620
31/08/12£17,917£15,542£2,375£72£14,981£14,05410.92510
31/08/11£16,386£14,334£2,051£41£12,597£11,8519.92410
31/08/10£14,864£13,868£996£190£10,548£9,9368.62250
31/08/09£13,165£11,754£1,410£224£9,546£9,0469.22070
31/08/08£11,845£11,186£658£224£8,142£7,7058.32310
31/08/07£10,423£9,867£557£231£7,489£7,0968.62190
31/08/06£8,690£8,581£108£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£8,290£7,779£512£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£7,889£7,230£659£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 15 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.hppc.co.uk

info@hppc.co.uk

01273833636

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 436 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1999, number: 1076498
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1999, number: 03779893
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WOODARD SCHOOLS (SOUTHERN DIVISION) BENEFIT FUND on 02/07/2019
Main office

HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE
COLLEGE LANE
HURSTPIERPOINT
HASSOCKS
BN6 9JS

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 AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER OR ELSEWHERE THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 1.BY CARRYING ON THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE AND ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT IN A MANNER WHICH DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT CENTRED ON THEANGLICAN TRADITION OF THE EUCHARIST AND AT WHICH A FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE TEACHING OF THOSE PRINCIPLES;2.PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WOODARD CORPORATION; 3.PROMOTING THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF ANY SCHOOL BY THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THOSE OBJECTS), NO OTHER PURPOSES.

Data Sources

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