Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BURGESS HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COMPANY 

The School is a day and boarding school providing independent education to girls from the ages of 3 to 18 years. The School provides education for boys aged 3 to 5 in the Nursery.
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
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/07/23£9,844£9,503£341£189£10,373£10,274131890
31/07/22£8,604£8,466£138£1£10,048£9,93614.11960
31/07/21£8,237£7,983£254£0£9,902£9,78414.71860
31/07/20£6,901£7,468£-567£9£9,540£9,43915.21890
31/07/19*£7,246£7,132£113£16£9,959£9,85816.61850
31/07/18*£6,951£7,008£-57£16£9,872£9,76716.71220
31/07/17£6,824£7,098£-274£37£9,914£9,81116.61250
31/07/16£6,833£6,976£-143£56£10,140£10,04417.31270
31/07/15£6,662£6,576£86£17£10,286£10,19018.61220
31/07/14£6,957£6,884£72£17£10,192£10,10017.61340
31/07/13£8,166£7,475£691£29£10,093£10,00416.11350
31/07/12£7,705£7,369£336£19£9,317£9,240151370
31/07/11£7,329£7,146£183£48£8,986£8,909151360
31/07/10£7,336£6,844£493£35£8,768£8,69515.21340
31/07/09£7,400£7,060£340£39£8,232£8,16613.91320
31/07/08£6,803£6,210£592£43£7,924£7,85415.21270
31/07/07£6,345£5,796£549£38£7,430£7,34415.21250
31/07/06£6,181£5,632£550£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£5,858£5,317£541£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£5,612£5,085£528£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 13 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(89 years as a company)

www.burgesshill-school.com

bursar@burgesshill-school.com

01444241050

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 189 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-58
  • RACHEL KAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/1962, number: 307001
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/07/1934, number: 00289787
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 163 days late, AR18: 37 days late,
Main office

Burgess Hill School
Keymer Road
Burgess Hill
RH15 0EG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF ANY AGE WHETHER BOYS OF GIRLS AND WHETHER SEPARATELY OR BY WAY OF CO-EDUCATION IN GENERAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF CHARLOTTE MASON THE FOUNDER OF THE PARENTS NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL UNION (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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