Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

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Primary Education
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£997£921£76£0£471£4716.1220
31/12/21*£907£755£152£0£395£3956.3250
31/12/20*£666£540£125£0£243£2435.4180
31/12/19*£400£431£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£464£399£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£325£303£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£212£207£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£107£82£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 9.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Primary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Redbridge,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-42
  • AMRAN HUSSAIN RUHEL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • GULAM ABBAS HUSSAIN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • IHSAAN AHMAD RAFIQ Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • SAMI SHAIKH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2014, number: 1156203
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/12/2013, number: 08813632
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
9 returns made; AR22: 90 days late, AR21: 41 days late, AR20: 406 days late, AR19: 116 days late, AR15: 229 days late,
Main office

98 Park Avenue
Barking
IG11 8QX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A PRIVATE INDEPENDENT FAITH SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED 4-11 IN ILFORD ESSEX.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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