Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH

The Charity's Objects are to advance the education of boys and girls by the provision of a day and/or boarding school in or near Bath and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/08/23£17,639£17,012£627£117£19,691£17,43412.329915
31/08/22£15,797£15,158£639£61£19,113£16,84813.329515
31/08/21£14,624£14,222£402£140£18,628£16,36113.82910
31/08/20£14,722£14,342£380£146£17,906£15,45212.92910
31/08/19*£15,212£14,343£869£269£17,571£15,12012.62890
31/08/18*£14,983£14,131£852£234£16,753£14,34712.22830
31/08/17*£14,061£13,528£534£192£15,874£12,81111.42750
31/08/16£12,812£12,221£591£180£15,222£11,61411.42700
31/08/15£11,826£11,134£692£195£14,527£11,07111.91960
31/08/14£11,082£10,597£484£168£13,856£10,39411.81930
31/08/13£10,807£10,273£535£94£13,283£12,002141850
31/08/12£10,189£9,700£489£88£12,633£11,50114.21740
31/08/11£9,876£9,388£488£120£12,088£11,06614.11770
31/08/10*£9,120£8,712£409£100£10,619£9,64213.31780
31/08/09*£9,329£8,811£518£222£10,199£9,27412.61820
31/08/08*£8,804£8,277£527£105£9,710£8,79412.71760
31/08/07*£8,016£7,624£392£105£9,311£8,32713.11680

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 12.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years
(27 years as a company)

www.kesbath.com

t.davies@kesbath.com

01225464313

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-85
  • CATHERINE ANN COLSTON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant
  • GINNY CHALMERS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer
  • IAN BLEAKLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • JAMES GRAHAM-BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • KAMBIZ MORADIFAR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Barrister At Law
  • MARK ROPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • MR J ISHERWOOD, Occupation: Barrister
  • PHILIP GAVIN COBB Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Estate Agent
  • PROFESSOR ANN MILLAR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lecturer
  • PETER GIST Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • PROFESSOR RICHARD CANTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professor Of Surgical Education & Hon Research Fe
  • SIMON COOMBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • STEPHEN LILLICRAP Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Medical Physicist
  • THOMAS ROBERT BOYCE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer
  • WINIFRED THOMSON (Chair) Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Education Adviser
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2006, number: 1115875
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/06/1997, number: 03394895
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR19: 126 days late, AR18: 72 days late, AR17: 22 days late, AR10: 20 days late, AR09: 122 days late, AR08: 131 days late, AR07: 234 days late,
Main office

KING EDWARDS SCHOOL
NORTH ROAD
BATH
BA2 6HU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND/OR BOARDING SCHOOL IN OR NEAR BATH AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR BATH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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