Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

The main object of the charity, as set out in its Articles, is to promote and provide for the advancement of education and in connection therewith to conduct, carry on, acquire and develop any education institution or education institutions for the education of students or puplis of either sex or both sexes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There have been no 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 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
31/08/23£11,540£10,874£666£204£12,678£12,35113.61380
31/08/22£10,646£10,022£624£254£11,684£11,669141450
31/08/21£9,819£9,037£782£0£11,060£11,05614.71402
31/08/20£9,748£9,621£127£0£10,278£10,26512.81441
31/08/19£10,102£9,325£777£0£10,152£10,132131460
31/08/18£9,493£9,122£371£0£9,375£9,28612.21410
31/08/17£7,786£7,155£631£0£9,004£8,916151200
31/08/16£7,712£6,801£911£0£8,373£8,31514.71170
31/08/15£6,998£6,346£652£44£7,462£7,46114.1970
31/08/14£6,729£5,825£904£31£6,810£6,81014940
31/08/13£6,103£5,736£367£20£5,906£5,90112.3990
31/08/12£5,963£5,659£304£22£5,539£5,47711.6990
31/08/11£4,453£4,147£306£20£3,660£400.1670
31/08/10£4,311£4,274£37£27£3,359£3,3199.3660
31/08/09£4,225£3,983£242£7£3,309£3,2639.8660
31/08/08£3,840£3,691£149£7£3,067£3,0509.9580
31/08/07£3,631£3,341£290£6£2,918£2,91210.5560
31/08/06£3,408£3,272£136n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£3,101£2,904£197n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£2,835£2,537£299n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 46 years

www.shrewsburyhouse.net

shsoffice@shstrust.net

02083993066

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-65
  • ALEXANDER NICHOLAS TATE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Headmaster
  • CAROLINE ALISON THORNEYCROFT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
  • DARREN MATTHEW JOHNS (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Investment Banker
  • DAVID IAN SANDERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Leadership Coach
  • IAN STUART MUIR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • MR VIC LAVILLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • PAUL DEREK GIBBON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Banker
  • PHILIPPA JANE RICHARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
  • ROZANNE ELIZABETH WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Headteacher
  • SARAH ELIZABETH CUNNANE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Media & Communications Independent Schools
  • SHAMAN KAPOOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1979, number: 277324
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/1979, number: 01411417
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

107 DITTON ROAD
SURBITON
KT6 6RL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT, CARRY ON, ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP ANY EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OR PUPILS OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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