Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

BEDFORD GIRLS' SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT BEDFORD GIRLS SCHOOL BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR BURSARIES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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
30/06/22*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£2£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£2£14£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£2£33£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£2£23£-20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£6£13£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£106£0£106£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk

development@bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk

01234361918

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2008, number: 1122438
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 56 days late, AR20: 338 days late, AR19: 209 days late,
Main office

Bedford Girls School
Cardington Road
Bedford
MK42 0BX

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THROUGH SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE BEDFORD CHARITY (THE HARPUR TRUST) (REGISTERED CHARITY 204817) IN CONNECTION WITH BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME RESOLVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE BEDFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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