Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

ST.PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK 

St Peter's School is a day, boarding and preparatory school for boys and girls
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be 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
31/08/22£20,722£19,671£1,050£666£28,438£25,89115.833135
31/08/21£19,287£18,219£1,067£366£27,578£25,09716.530835
31/08/20*£17,585£17,038£546£272£26,291£23,97616.929125
31/08/19£18,289£17,257£1,032£253£25,710£23,51416.427442
31/08/18£17,587£16,021£1,566£300£24,598£22,53016.939833
31/08/17£17,093£15,253£1,840£256£23,009£20,96716.52710
31/08/16£16,372£14,964£1,408£264£21,058£19,14115.32670
31/08/15*£15,621£14,414£1,208£110£20,029£18,24515.22700
31/08/14£15,081£14,068£1,012£106£18,792£17,04414.52670
31/08/13*£14,405£13,519£886£125£17,685£15,95314.22590
31/08/12£14,721£12,932£1,789£295£16,650£15,035142450

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 15.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.stpetersyork.org.uk

bursar@stpetersyork.org.uk

01904527401

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
  • City Of York,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 331 employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72
  • ADRIAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Educational Consultant
  • WILLIAM WOOLLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2011, number: 1141329
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2009, number: 06927030
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 5 days late, AR15: 25 days late, AR13: 59 days late,
Main office

ST. PETERS SCHOOL
CLIFTON
YORK
YO30 6AB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND/OR BOARDING SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS OR NURSERY IN OR NEAR YORK OR ELSEWHERE AS THE GOVERNORS MAY THINK FIT WHICH SHALL SUBJECT TO BELOW INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR YORK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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