Finance Score: -22
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -29 ?

ST JOSEPH'S CONVENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRAVESEND 

Operation of St Josephs Convent Preparatory School
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £35,116 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/08/20£834£1,021£-187£5£-35£-35-0.408
31/08/19£835£1,023£-188£5£152£1521.8375
31/08/18*£925£1,044£-120£7£344£3444376
31/08/17*£926£1,167£-241£4£464£4644.8406
31/08/16£1,306£1,174£132£4£705£7057.2430
31/08/15£1,357£1,154£203£29£573£5736450
31/08/14£1,178£1,035£143£31£371£3714.3430
31/08/13£1,066£996£70£13£227£2252.7390
31/08/12*£1,080£1,065£15£23£157£1381.6480
31/08/11*£1,135£1,088£48£14£143£1051.2430
31/08/10£1,092£1,080£12£17£95£510.6450
31/08/09£1,069£1,116£-46£18£83£320.3470
31/08/08*£1,080£1,057£23£21£129£690.8480

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 106%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.sjcps.org

headteacher@sjcps.org

01474533012

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Primary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-82
  • BRETT LEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Sales Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2007, number: 1119139
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2006, number: 05902325
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR18: 37 days late, AR17: 25 days late, AR12: 304 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR08: 98 days late,
Main office

St. Josephs Convent Prepartory Scho
46 Old Road East
GRAVESEND
DA12 1NR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY THE CONDUCT OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AND BY ANCILLARY RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY ('THE OBJECTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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