Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND 

Provision of scholarships, educational grants and bursaries and other grants for the benefit of or in connection with Clifton College.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £842,461 available, equivalent to 50 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/22£657£202£455£0£5,733£8425000
31/12/21£376£196£180n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£176£164£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£315£134£182n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/12/18£110£33£77£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£97£31£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£82£27£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£65£27£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£71£25£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£79£23£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£77£23£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£163£105£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£94£97£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£122£130£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£86£104£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£82£99£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£74£95£-21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 50 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 40 months
Quick Ratio: 17.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

http://oc-online.co.uk/

cliftoniansociety@cliftoncollege.com

01173157665

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2006, number: 1113320
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR20: 148 days late, AR19: 769 days late,
Main office

32 COLLEGE ROAD
BRISTOL
BS8 3JH

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLEGE AS THE SOCIETY IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION ACTING BY ITS GENERAL COMMITTEE OR ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (AS THE CASE MAY BE) OR BY ANY PERSON OR PERSONS TO WHOM THE SOCIETY OR EITHER OF THE SAID COMMITTEES MAY DELEGATE ANY POWER IN THAT BEHALF OR ACTING OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NO SUCH PAYMENT OR APPLICATION (EXCEPT BY WAY OF TEMPORARY ACCUMULATION OR PERMANENT ADDITION TO CAPITAL) SHALL BE MADE NOR SHALL ANY DEFINITE ALLOCATION OF ANY SUCH INCOME (EXCEPT FOR ANY ACCUMULATION OR ADDITION AS AFORESAID) BE ALTERED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COLLEGE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE COUNCIL)

Defined Area of Benefit:

CLIFTON COLLEGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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