Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ST BENET'S TRUST 

The activities of St Benet's Hall were transferred across to The St Benet's Trust on the 1 September 2012 from the St Laurence Education Trust. The main charitable activities being the provision of education to undergraduates and graduates and the promotion of academic research by all members of the Hall.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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*£986£1,919£-933£173£741£6984.4270
31/08/21£2,919£1,304£1,615£95£1,674£1,61914.9270
31/08/20£1,295£1,290£5£120£59£-103-1260
31/08/19£1,045£1,142£-97£88£50£210.2240
31/08/18£1,045£1,076£-31£88£49£210.2240
31/08/17£1,361£1,341£19£68£146£350.3210
31/08/16£1,027£1,000£27£71£126£170.2200
31/08/15£885£837£48£107£99£120.290
31/08/14£736£724£12£81£51£160.380
31/08/13£681£642£39£35£39£190.470
31/08/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

http://www.st-benets.ox.ac.uk/

lfk@ampleforth.org.uk

01439766710

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 27 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2011, number: 1143350
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2011, number: 07684231
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR22: 67 days late,
Main office

AMPLEFORTH ABBEY
YORK
YO62 4EN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1 THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS FOR THE PRIESTHOOD OR MONASTIC LIFE TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;4.2 THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND MATURE STUDENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH;4.3 THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN ORDER TO FURTHER ITS ABILITY TO PROMOTE EDUCATION;4.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH;4.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL AIMS OF THE ABBEY TRUST AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORD

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