Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WEST LODGE SCHOOL LIMITED 

To provide non-selective education in Sidcup for girls and boys from the age of three up to eleven
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/22£1,745£1,731£13£0£2,427£2,42616.84415
31/08/21£1,589£1,522£67£0£2,413£2,412194520
31/08/20£1,505£1,522£-17£0£2,346£2,34418.54528
31/08/19£1,557£1,490£67£0£2,363£2,360194344
31/08/18£1,537£1,489£47£0£2,296£2,29318.54240
31/08/17£1,488£1,464£24£0£2,249£2,24418.4300
31/08/16£1,448£1,368£80£0£2,152£1,98517.4440
31/08/15£1,418£1,314£104£60£2,072£1,90117.4290
31/08/14£1,406£1,228£178£70£1,968£1,79617.5290
31/08/13£1,346£1,220£126£55£1,790£1,62416460
31/08/12£1,319£1,151£168£44£1,664£1,49715.6390
31/08/11£1,273£1,086£188£34£1,496£1,32714.7370
31/08/10£1,233£1,066£167£38£1,308£1,13812.8390
31/08/09£1,151£1,050£101£41£1,141£96911.1330
31/08/08£1,071£1,049£22£66£1,040£8669.9330
31/08/07*£971£877£94£26£1,018£84211.5290
31/08/06£896£834£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£834£736£99£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£796£718£78£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 42 years

www.westlodge.org.uk

info@westlodge.org.uk

02083002489

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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
  • Bexley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 44 employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/1981, number: 283627
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/10/1981, number: 01590162
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 21 days late,
Main office

36 STATION ROAD
SIDCUP
KENT
DA15 7DU

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (2) TO TAKE OVER AS A GOING CONCERN WEST LODGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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