Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising 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 ?

B A S SCHOOL LIMITED

Independent Education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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£8,163£8,019£144£179£9,167£9,06813.61560
31/08/22£8,238£7,118£1,120£185£9,023£8,923151460
31/08/21£7,441£6,435£1,005£90£7,889£7,79214.51410
31/08/20£6,621£6,230£391£106£6,898£6,82713.113411
31/08/19£6,846£6,144£702£193£6,507£6,43912.61309
31/08/18*£6,363£5,690£673£220£5,806£5,76012.11250
31/08/17£5,752£5,385£367£272£5,133£5,10311.41230
31/08/16*£5,667£5,292£375£0£4,766£4,76310.81300
31/08/15£5,811£5,004£807£216£4,094£4,0949.81010
31/08/14£4,848£4,676£172£193£3,286£3,2868.41010
31/08/13£4,568£4,517£51£160£3,112£3,1128.31010
31/08/12*£4,749£4,497£252£160£3,064£3,0648.21010
31/08/11£4,744£4,325£419£128£2,809£2,8097.81010
31/08/10£4,286£4,096£190£106£2,391£2,39171010
31/08/09£4,015£3,965£50£98£2,200£2,2006.71010
31/08/08£3,759£3,911£-153£154£2,145£2,1456.61010
31/08/07£3,471£3,335£136£0£2,297£2,2978.31000
31/08/06£3,193£3,217£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£2,920£2,716£203n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£3,677£2,373£1,304n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years

www.battleabbeyschool.com

acunau@battleabbeyschool.com

01424776813

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-80
  • DAVID DANIELS CBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • ELIZABETH CAPPER FIDOCK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher
  • IAN SCOTT MERCER CBE
  • JAMES HOOKWAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Police Officer
  • JOHN MATTHEW LEONARD KINGWELL CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • JONATHAN WATTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL JOYCE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Systems Engineer
  • PHILIP OWEN PADGHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • PHILIPPA ADAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Teacher
  • REBECCA UPTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • TARA JULIET GALLAGHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Architect
  • THOMAS COUCHMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Options Broker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/02/1964, number: 306998
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/11/1963, number: 00779605
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 93 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR12: 28 days late,
Main office

BATTLE ABBEY SCHOOL
HIGH STREET
BATTLE
TN33 0AD

Objectives

A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS MAY OBTAIN A SOUND EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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