Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED 

THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR 2-13 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£3,146£3,133£13£16£1,082£1,0774.1600
31/08/22£2,592£2,845£-253£45£1,068£1,0374.4590
31/08/21£2,725£2,565£160£11£1,321£1,3016.1560
31/08/20£2,689£2,456£233£14£1,162£1,1445.6630
31/08/19£2,747£2,585£162£18£929£9124.2630
31/08/18£2,497£2,480£17£40£767£7523.6640
31/08/17£2,420£2,349£71£21£750£7273.7650
31/08/16£2,285£2,353£-68£16£678£6673.4680
31/08/15£2,353£2,205£147£29£746£7454.1760
31/08/14£2,228£2,169£60£26£599£5903.3760
31/08/13£2,156£2,220£-64£23£539£5392.9740
31/08/12£2,470£2,399£70£72£603£3571.8750
31/08/11£2,442£2,466£-24£10£533£2941.4710
31/08/10*£2,270£2,200£70£7£556£2991.6700
31/08/09£2,273£2,245£28£10£544£2691.4700
31/08/08£2,120£2,127£-7£8£517£2221.3690
31/08/07*£1,894£1,941£-46£9£523£2111.3690
31/08/06£1,909£1,817£92£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£1,666£1,621£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,911£1,661£250£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 44 years

www.northbournepark.com

office@northbournepark.com

01304611215

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mark Leonard Trust - Development Appeal
£60,000 11/06/2018
To the development appeal.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-74
  • EMILY HENDY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • FIONA POOLE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hr Business Partner
  • MARK KEIR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Marketing
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/05/1980, number: 280048
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/04/1980, number: 01490100
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR10: 132 days late, AR07: 17 days late, AR05: 10 days late,
Main office

Northbourne Park School
Betteshanger
Deal
CT14 0NW

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT AND THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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