Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL 

The principal activity of the charity is the provision of an academic education to girls between the ages of 4 and 18 who come from a range of social backgrounds and for whom entry of 4,7,11 and 16 is by competivitve examinations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably 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
31/07/23£30,104£26,852£3,253£237£46,253£45,15820.23090
31/07/22£27,780£25,094£2,685£263£43,837£42,83320.53030
31/07/21£25,168£23,252£1,917£261£36,556£35,33218.22960
31/07/20£25,410£23,212£2,198£235£31,399£30,21715.63410
31/07/19£25,846£23,338£2,507£250£31,293£30,24015.53250
31/07/18£24,720£22,332£2,388£279£28,371£27,35614.73220
31/07/17£23,835£22,272£1,563£266£23,984£23,21112.53140
31/07/16£21,605£21,017£588£260£21,099£20,47411.72190
31/07/15*£21,648£20,933£715£364£21,140£18,42710.61990
31/07/14*£19,644£18,604£1,040£314£20,509£17,61511.41940
31/07/13£20,184£18,200£1,984£236£20,386£17,47611.51900
31/07/12*£18,422£17,474£949£229£17,112£14,90010.21870
31/07/11£17,584£16,791£793£222£16,951£14,67410.51830
31/07/10£17,003£15,225£1,778£324£15,191£12,4339.81810
31/07/09£14,965£14,202£763£348£12,941£9,9618.41780
31/07/08?£13,345£12,650£695£163£13,902£10,4609.91550
31/08/07£13,156£11,778£1,378£147£14,061£10,00310.21540

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 25%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 83%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 20.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years
(31 years as a company)

www.nlcs.org.uk

hcade@nlcs.org.uk

020 8952 0912

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 309 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-68
  • AMEET JOGIA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Political Advisor
  • VIVIEN GODFREY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Owner And Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2006, number: 1115843
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/05/1993, number: 02818422
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR15: 14 days late, AR14: 9 days late, AR12: 9 days late,
Main office

NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
CANONS
CANONS DRIVE
EDGWARE
HA8 7RJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND/OR BOARDING SCHOOL ('THE SCHOOL') IN OR NEAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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