Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FAIRSTEAD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LTD 

Education of children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
05/08/22?*£1,955£4,563£-2,608£1£0£0n/a692
31/08/21£1,958£1,931£27£0£1,837£1,83711.4710
31/08/20£1,820£1,737£83£5£1,765£1,76512.2650
31/08/19£1,786£1,703£83£0£1,689£1,68911.9730
31/08/18£1,504£1,518£-13£0£1,594£1,59412.6630
31/08/17£1,164£1,158£6£4£1,592£1,59216.5500
31/08/16£990£959£31£0£1,586£1,56419.6400
31/08/15£906£916£-10£11£1,548£1,53020.1250
31/08/14£921£872£50£10£1,541£1,52321240
31/08/13£1,023£949£74£11£1,481£1,46218.5250
31/08/12£1,034£933£101£11£1,401£1,37917.7210
31/08/11£862£797£65£21£1,292£1,27119.1210
31/08/10£887£874£13£21£1,208£3594.9340
31/08/09£907£830£77£16£1,182£1,18217.1350
31/08/08£876£811£65£19£1,101£1,10116.3300
31/08/07*£817£751£66£90£1,036£97315.6120
31/08/06£817£735£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£766£693£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£788£671£117£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years

www.fairsteadhouse.co.uk

bursar@fairsteadhouse.co.uk

01638662318

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 69 employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-69
  • DAVID DAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1978, number: 276787
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/1978, number: 01391805
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 18 days late, AR07: 31 days late,
Main office

Fairstead House School
Fordham Road
Newmarket
CB8 7AA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO ACQUIRE AND CARRY ON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY NURSERY, PREPARATORY OR SENIOR SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE TRUST SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS:(SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES FOR POWERS)

Defined Area of Benefit:

(1) SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES (2) UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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