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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • 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: 14 ?

BOLTON SCHOOL 

Provision of education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £2,012,000
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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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£34,333£32,515£1,818£282£50,850£28,55710.55740
31/08/21£31,294£29,686£1,608£208£65,447£27,141115150
31/08/20*£29,660£29,502£158£234£57,415£25,33010.35930
31/08/19*£30,699£29,022£1,677£229£56,945£25,12010.45990
31/08/18£29,580£28,529£1,051£255£54,802£23,4999.95990
31/08/17£29,834£28,360£1,474£239£51,605£21,4319.14520
31/08/16£28,780£27,240£1,540£210£46,391£18,9068.34540
31/08/15£28,326£26,137£2,189£2,567£42,020£17,7838.24540
31/08/14£27,112£25,509£1,603£2,409£40,459£16,2367.64500
31/08/13£26,311£24,525£1,786£2,433£36,882£14,7527.24250
31/08/12£26,635£24,109£2,526£2,438£33,802£13,0796.54470
31/08/11£25,901£23,722£2,179£2,250£31,108£12,1216.14500
31/08/10£24,308£22,418£1,890£2,063£28,497£10,7435.84380
31/08/09£23,611£21,871£1,741£1,945£25,731£9,3545.14310
31/08/08£23,082£20,937£2,145£2,064£26,373£10,0135.74270
31/08/07£22,103£20,136£1,967£1,695£25,658£8,9695.34040
31/08/06£19,790£18,244£1,546£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

www.boltonschool.org.uk

clfox@boltonschool.org.uk

01204840201

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Bolton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 574 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2005, number: 1110703
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/05/2005, number: 05458883
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
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 141 days late,
Main office

Bolton School
Boys' Division
Chorley New Road
BOLTON
BL1 4PA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CARRYING ON IN GREAT BRITAIN A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AT WHICH INFANTS, CHILDREN AND STUDENTS MAY OBTAIN EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN ACADEMIC, SPORTING, MUSICAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, RELIGIOUS, VOCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AND MAKING THE BENEFIT OF THE SAME AVAILABLE WHERE POSSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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