Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BRENTWOOD SCHOOL CIO 

The Charity's Objectives are the advancement of education in or near the District of Brentwood by providing day and boarding schooling. The School provides a first class education for pupils aged between 3 and 18 that prepares them for life in the modern world. Every child is treated as an individual and encouraged to combine work in the classroom with a wide range of co-curricular activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £104,789,979 available, equivalent to 35 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£42,678£35,482£7,195£3,801£105,066£104,79035.44040
31/08/22£37,310£32,077£5,233£2,498£97,059£96,76936.23400
31/08/21£33,555£28,526£5,029£1,207£97,150£96,87240.83260
31/08/20£29,944£26,409£3,535£971£84,462£83,83138.13010
31/08/19£30,918£25,515£5,403£1,002£80,775£79,91637.62900
31/08/18£28,873£23,936£4,937£984£76,346£75,32437.82900
31/08/17£27,180£22,291£4,889£960£70,710£69,76637.62880
31/08/16£25,867£22,676£3,191£932£62,775£62,49433.12950
31/08/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 91%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 35.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.brentwoodschool.co.uk

HEADMASTER@BRENTWOOD.ESSEX.SCH.UK

01277243251

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 404 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/19 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2013, number: 1153605
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Middleton Hall Lane
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8EE

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN OR NEAR BRENTWOOD IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY OR DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY (IN SUCCESSION TO THE CHARITY KNOWN AS SIR ANTHONY BROWNE’S SCHOOL TRUST (NO: 310864)); (B) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY: (I) AWARDING TO BENEFICIARIES SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS, OR AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES; (II) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS) TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, AND TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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