Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

The charity operates the school known as Bowdon Preparatory School, the objects of which are the advancement of education for the public benefit at Altrincham in Cheshire through an independent preparatory school for girls and boys, in which they are taught the doctrines of Christianity. The school is non-selective and is currently committed to girls rather than mixed education .

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£2,771	£2,718	£53	£0	£2,590	£2,590	11.4	69	1
31/08/22	£2,632	£2,494	£138	£0	£2,537	£2,537	12.2	67	10
31/08/21	£2,244	£2,378	£-133	£0	£2,399	£2,399	12.1	64	0
31/08/20	£2,184	£2,599	£-415	£0	£2,533	£2,533	11.7	63	0
31/08/19	£2,409	£2,489	£-79	£0	£2,947	£2,947	14.2	60	0
31/08/18	£2,399	£2,207	£193	£0	£3,027	£3,027	16.5	61	0
31/08/17	£2,444	£2,144	£300	£0	£2,834	£2,834	15.9	60	0
31/08/16	£2,224	£2,056	£169	£0	£2,534	£2,534	14.8	57	0
31/08/15	£2,057	£2,077	£-19	£31	£2,366	£2,366	13.7	56	0
31/08/14	£2,001	£1,774	£227	£30	£2,385	£2,385	16.1	51	0
31/08/13	£1,839	£1,469	£371	£40	£2,158	£2,158	17.6	53	0
31/08/12	£3,409	£1,592	£1,817	£69	£1,787	£1,787	13.5	52	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years

www.bowdonprep.org.uk

01619280678

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

69 employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-68

ABBIE STEWART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: School Teacher

DR HUAHUI ZHAO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer

DR XIAOFAN WANG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tutor

ETTRUT BATOOL HUSSAIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Manager

CHARLOTTE COMMARMOND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Vice President, Global Marketing

MINA SHIBAHARA Appointed: 2023

WENDY LITTMAN Appointed: 2021

DR NICOLA JANE TIGHE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

GARETH HEMMING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

GREGORY JOHN LINES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant And Company Director

NICHOLAS JOHN EDWARDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: EMMAUS PRESTON,

RACHEL MURPHY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

JENNIE DUSCHENES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: LIGHTS UP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2011, number: 1142325
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2011, number: 07577822

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

ASHLEY ROAD
ALTRINCHAM
CHESHIRE
WA14 2LT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AT ALTRINCHAM IN CHESHIRE, OR ELSEWHERE BY ACQUIRING AND TAKING OVER FROM CULCHETH HALL LIMITED (CO NUMBER 525694) AND JANE HELEN TAN RESPECTIVELY THE SCHOOLS KNOWN AS CULCHETH HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND RUNNING AND MANAGING THEM TOGETHER AS AN INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN WHICH THEY SHALL BE TAUGHT THE DUTIES AND DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY.

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