Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CHIGWELL SCHOOL 

The provision and conduct of a day and/or boarding school in or near Chigwell or by such other means as the governors shall determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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£17,740£15,500£2,240£164£28,741£24,97619.320240
31/07/21£16,061£14,314£1,747£83£26,370£22,59718.919527
31/07/20£15,562£15,256£307£62£24,565£20,73316.319650
31/07/19£14,846£15,214£-367£104£24,220£20,3431619864
31/07/18£14,033£13,223£809£173£24,517£20,51618.619057
31/07/17£13,766£12,461£1,305£97£23,609£19,36018.61730
31/07/16£13,584£11,917£1,667£5£22,262£12,919131720
31/07/15*£12,404£10,745£1,659£261£17,390£16,33518.21670
31/07/14£11,946£10,536£1,410£190£15,717£14,76516.81640
31/07/13£10,602£9,535£1,067£184£14,302£12,16415.31480
31/07/12£9,746£8,672£1,074£116£13,226£11,11315.41470
31/07/11£9,581£8,502£1,080£126£12,139£10,03714.21550
31/07/10£9,309£8,163£1,146£77£11,048£9,02413.31530
31/07/09£8,647£7,853£794£125£9,884£8,03312.31530
31/07/08£8,490£7,660£830£114£9,091£7,31911.51530
31/07/07£8,352£7,431£921£162£8,271£6,55810.61400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 19.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.chigwell-school.org

CoSec@chigwell-school.org

02085015700

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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
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 202 employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-81
  • ISOBEL PECK Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2006, number: 1115098
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/06/2006, number: 05846105
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

CHIGWELL SCHOOL
HIGH ROAD
CHIGWELL
IG7 6QF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY AND/OR BOARDING SCHOOL IN OR NEAR CHIGWELL ( SCHOOL), OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR CHIGWELL

Data Sources

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