Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

BLANDFORD SECONDARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

The BSSF operates under a scheme of works for the benefit of education and training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/22£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£3£2£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£5£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£4£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£4£10£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£13£2£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

ccross@blandfordschool.org.uk

01258451121

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1963, number: 306209
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 11 days late,
Main office

THE BLANDFORD SCHOOL
MILLDOWN ROAD
BLANDFORD FORUM
DT11 7SQ

Objectives

PURPOSES OF A DAY OR BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN OR NEAR THE BOROUGH OF BLANDFORD SCHOOL FOR BOYS. SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR SUCH SCHOOL MAY BE APPLIED, IF THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT, AND THE RESIDUAL INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- 1) AWARD TO BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING. 2) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, BOOKS, OR INSTRUMENTS TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING AN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING. 3) AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO TRAVEL ABROAD TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION. 4) PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE RECEIVING PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR FURTHER EDUCATION. 5) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BENEFICIARIES TO STUDY MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS. (THE TERM BENEFICIARIES MEANS YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WHO ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND, ARE ATTENDING OR HAVE ATTENDED BLANDFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF BLANDFORD FORUM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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