Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS 

The principal Activities of the company is the Recruitment of School Governors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£967£1,101£-134£0£340£3343.6260
31/03/22£754£950£-196£0£474£4746240
31/03/21£1,045£941£105£0£670£6678.5220
31/03/20£480£923£-442n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£989£934£56£5£1,007£98812.7210
31/03/18£954£877£76£0£952£93912.8210
31/03/17£1,354£692£661£0£875£84514.6140
31/03/16£666£666£-1£0£214£1572.8200
31/03/15£764£794£-30£4£215£1892.9200
31/03/14£839£858£-18£4£245£2223.1210
31/03/13£749£816£-67£4£263£2503.7190
31/03/12£770£703£67£4£330£2945170
31/03/11£848£744£104£4£263£2413.9200
31/03/10£883£865£18£4£160£1582.2200
31/03/09£866£842£24£4£142£1402190
31/03/08£851£849£2£3£118£901.3180
31/03/07£1,068£1,032£35£3£116£931.1170
31/03/06£1,052£998£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£786£779£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£691£682£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years

www.governorsforschools.org.uk

info@governorsforschools.org.uk

02073549805

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 26 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund - School Governing Boards in Wales
£5,250 17/01/2023
Governors for Schools will provide ongoing support with recruitment of volunteer school governors in Swansea Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The £5250 grant will fund staff. Bydd Governors for ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/1999, number: 1078330
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/11/1999, number: 03879854
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

AGP
Sycamore House
Sutton Quays Business Park
Sutton Weaver
Runcorn
WA7 3EH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MAKING AVAILABLE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE AIM OF STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNING BODIES OF SCHOOLS AND IN PARTICULAR FACILITATING THE RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH MANAGEMENT SKILLS WHO ARE WILLING TO ACT AS GOVERNORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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