Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
    • No volunteer policy: -2
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Mainly male board: -1
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    THE WARDEN AND SCHOLARS OF ST MARY COLLEGE OF WINCHESTER 

    The advancement of education through the provision of classical, literary, historical, mathematic, scientific, engineering, cultural and general education of the highest class and the provision of financial assistance for such education.The preservation for the public benefit of the buildings and grounds, furniture, pictures and chattels of the College.The advancement of Christian religion.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
    • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
    • The Board is predominantly male

    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
    31/08/23£39,547£41,132£-1,585£3,103£448,142£56,86316.631319
    31/08/22£36,867£36,565£301£2,452£433,976£53,99217.736418
    31/08/21£31,037£32,020£-982£2,093£417,429£51,48819.337717
    31/08/20£32,648£31,742£906£1,856£362,898£48,06718.239522
    31/08/19£30,093£31,292£-1,199£1,548£371,206£37,52814.439028
    31/08/18£31,432£29,105£2,327£1,628£369,086£36,25114.93770
    31/08/17£27,880£28,227£-347£1,555£360,214£32,06813.63650
    31/08/16£26,005£26,943£-938£1,326£348,559£27,80412.43610
    31/08/15£26,542£25,910£632£1,193£267,498£26,18112.13580
    31/08/14£26,279£24,411£1,868£1,242£242,633£22,65311.13550
    31/08/13£25,440£24,489£951£1,222£202,912£18,6609.13560
    31/08/12£24,663£23,692£971£1,299£138,304£15,80383560
    31/08/11£23,042£22,774£268£1,250£132,230£14,6987.73540

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
    Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 15%
    Liabilities/Income: 198%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 13%
    Reserves/Spending: 16.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.7
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 13 years
    (54 years as a company)

    www.winchestercollege.org

    bursar@wincoll.ac.uk

    01962621206

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookInstagramX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Colleges and universities
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Hampshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • 313 employees
    • 19 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
    £600,000 27/03/2019
    The Warden's Fund

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (15)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2010, number: 1139000
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000733
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    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
    13 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Winchester College
    College Street
    Winchester
    SO23 9NA

    Objectives

    1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION AT THE COLLEGE OF CLASSICAL, LITERARY, HISTORICAL, MATHEMATIC, SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, CULTURAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST CLASS FOR SCHOLARS AND PUPILS AND THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH EDUCATION.2. THE PRESERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMPRISING THE COLLEGE AND THE PRESERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF FURNITURE AND PICTURE AND CHATTELS OF ANY DESCRIPTION ORDINARILY KEPT AT THE COLLEGE AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE COLLEGE.3. THE USE AND OCCUPATION OF THE SAID BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND CHATTELS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE PRACTICE OF WORSHIP IN SUCH MANNER AS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK OF THE COLLEGE AND WITH THE EXPRESSIONS OF RELIGIOUS INTENTION CONTAINED IN THE FOUNDERãS CHARTER.4. IN CONNECTION WITH OBJECT 1 AND 3, THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CHORAL FOUNDATION OF THE COLLEGE.5. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958 AND AS THEREIN LIMITED), IN SUCH MANNER AS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK OF THE COLLEGE AND SHALL INCREASE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FLOWING THERE FROM.6. THE PURSUIT OF OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SO FAR AS CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK OF THE COLLEGE AND LIABLE TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FLOWING THERE FROM.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    HAMPSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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