Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

The object for which the Foundation is established is to advance education by the provision of a school or schools in or near Wakefield or elsewhere in Britain and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
31/07/22£22,604£22,027£578£26£26,876£24,60613.44100
31/07/21£20,520£20,629£-109£29£26,576£25,44414.84550
31/07/20£20,459£20,999£-539£16£26,323£25,29914.54660
31/07/19£21,172£21,348£-176£22£26,774£25,86414.543831
31/07/18£21,087£21,395£-308£35£26,819£26,04414.643726
31/07/17£20,906£20,900£6£11£27,011£26,31915.14780
31/07/16£22,772£20,447£2,325£46£26,721£26,12115.34810
31/07/15£19,860£19,964£-104£28£24,423£23,98914.44820
31/07/14£19,369£20,420£-1,051£31£24,410£24,01614.14800
31/07/13£19,327£19,544£-217£31£25,432£25,00715.44880
31/07/12£19,020£19,480£-460£25£25,334£23,33314.44840
31/07/11£18,598£18,432£166£28£25,841£23,81515.54680
31/07/10£18,256£17,411£845£28£25,515£23,61316.34580
31/07/09£18,148£17,048£1,100£25£24,497£22,756164570
31/07/08£17,435£16,252£1,183£56£23,553£21,76316.14540
31/07/07£16,899£15,743£1,155£41£22,637£20,76915.84560
31/07/06£15,915£14,746£1,170£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£14,821£13,598£1,223£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£13,969£12,669£1,300£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 13.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.wgsf.org.uk

wgsfoffice@wgsf.org

01924231600

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 410 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2001, number: 1088415
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2001, number: 04258359
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
GOVERNORS OFFICE
158 NORTHGATE
WAKEFIELD
WF1 3UF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN OR NEAR WAKEFIELD OR ELSEWHERE IN BRITAIN AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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