Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Pension deficit: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AT WHICH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION SHALL BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £403,420
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
31/08/22		£10,943	£10,325	£617	£413	£14,378	£11,554	13.4	246	9
31/08/21		£9,167	£9,684	£-517	£330	£13,753	£11,389	14.1	255	0
31/08/20		£9,375	£9,676	£-301	£432	£14,042	£11,743	14.6	262	0
31/08/19		£9,722	£9,656	£66	£539	£14,271	£11,987	14.9	257	0
31/08/18		£9,732	£9,544	£189	£558	£14,157	£11,883	14.9	255	0
31/08/17	*	£9,607	£9,349	£258	£0	£13,870	£11,710	15	253	0
31/08/16	*	£9,236	£9,173	£63	£0	£13,623	£11,472	15	252	0
31/08/15		£8,818	£8,554	£263	£22	£13,881	£12,047	16.9	253	0
31/08/14	*	£8,544	£8,146	£399	£21	£13,651	£11,594	17.1	247	0
31/08/13		£7,930	£7,644	£286	£19	£13,255	£11,194	17.6	238	0
31/08/12		£7,600	£7,391	£210	£15	£12,794	£10,742	17.4	220	0
31/08/11		£7,601	£7,463	£139	£17	£12,487	£10,433	16.8	222	0
31/08/10		£8,126	£8,010	£116	£20	£12,239	£10,195	15.3	225	0
31/08/09		£9,034	£8,871	£163	£21	£11,542	£9,715	13.1	232	0
31/08/08		£7,629	£7,676	£-47	£17	£9,830	£8,489	13.3	240	0
31/08/07		£7,579	£7,808	£-229	£13	£9,526	£8,170	12.6	239	0
31/08/06		£7,225	£7,352	£-126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£6,986	£6,943	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£6,967	£6,681	£286	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 13.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 23 years

www.kings-rochester.co.uk

bursar@kings-rochester.co.uk

01634888555

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

246 employees
9 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: 36-81

ALEX MARLOW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Architect

JAN SHILLING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

MARKHAM CHESTERFIELD Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Self Employed

ANDREW GOWER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Principal & Ceo Education

JOHN MAAS (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant And Session Lecturer

PATRICIA MARY CATHERINE STEWART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director Of Safeguarding

PAUL BRENDEN COEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director

REV GORDON JOHN GILES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Canon Chancellor

WAYNE SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ELIZABETH WHITLAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lay Judge

GLORIA BLESSING CHUKWUKA OPARA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Safeguarding And Development, Other trusteeship: SIR EDMUND GREGORY SAMSON BURFORD ALFRED MANNERINGS KEMSLEY CHATHAM SICK POOR FUND,

ROSEMARY ANN OLLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher

REV CHRISTOPHER DAVID DENCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Priest

REV SUSAN COMPORT BREWER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reverend

THE VERY REV. DR. PHILIP JOHN HESKETH, Occupation: Dean Of Rochester, Other trusteeships: THE ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY AND BOARD OF FINANCE, THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST, SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST, BISHOP OF ROCHESTERS FUND FOR MISSION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2000, number: 1084266
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/1999, number: 03791543

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR17: 25 days late, AR16: 80 days late, AR14: 4 days late,

Main office

Satis House
Boley Hill
Rochester
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1TE

Objectives

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROCHESTER, KENT.

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