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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SEVENOAKS SCHOOL

Sevenoaks School is a leading independent school that seeks to discover and develop to the full the academic and co-curricular potential of each of its circa 1,050 pupils.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 14 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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£43,214£41,652£1,562£890£31,612£30,1458.754325
31/07/22£37,951£39,162£-1,211£1,100£30,072£28,6108.851929
31/07/21£34,914£37,543£-2,629£866£26,164£24,6097.950425
31/07/20£32,924£35,027£-2,103£842£26,712£25,4288.750616
31/07/19£33,566£34,039£-473£1,043£31,522£30,22310.749226
31/07/18£31,410£30,332£1,078£899£32,764£31,59412.54280
31/07/17£29,824£28,327£1,497£604£29,897£28,77212.24220
31/07/16£28,989£26,405£2,584£548£26,702£25,66711.74370
31/07/15£27,240£24,698£2,542£617£26,323£25,32812.32790
31/07/14£26,070£23,615£2,455£678£24,376£23,48111.92680
31/07/13£24,576£22,186£2,390£559£22,384£21,54011.72650
31/07/12£24,062£21,488£2,574£632£18,820£18,06910.12630
31/07/11£23,152£20,708£2,444£624£17,480£16,7449.72540
31/07/10£21,987£18,854£3,133£531£14,453£13,7758.82570
31/07/09£21,555£19,125£2,430£567£10,852£10,2296.42530
31/07/08£20,576£18,303£2,273£507£10,000£9,3406.12470
31/07/07£17,631£15,651£1,979£175£8,678£7,6825.92500
31/07/06£16,258£15,034£1,223n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£15,044£14,332£712n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£12,686£7,490£5,197n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

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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
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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: 43-68
  • ALISON BECKETT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant
  • ANITA YURAVLIVKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
  • CHARLES BARDA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Property Management
  • CHARLOTTE HOUGHTELING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • CHRISTOPHER GILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Merchant Banker
  • DR ANDREW TIMMS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Bursar
  • ELIZA JANE ECCLESTONE LLB DIP LP
  • GUY ARCHIBALD INNES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • JOHN GRAHAM DAVIES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • KIRSTEEN ALLEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant And Recruitment Consultant
  • MARK MERSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • MELANIE LYNN MCINERNEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant
  • PAUL JEREMY LUXMOORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Headteacher
  • ROGER BEST Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2004, number: 1101358
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/09/2003, number: 04908949
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

SEVENOAKS SCHOOL
HIGH STREET
SEVENOAKS
TN13 1HU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL IN OR NEAR SEVENOAKS AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN SELECTING PUPILS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDENT IN THE DESIGNATED AREA. IN THIS CONTEXT THE DESIGNATED AREA IS DEFINED AS SEVENOAKS AND THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEVENOAKS AND THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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