Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BRAMBLETYE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED 

EDUCATION/TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 54 years

www.brambletye.co.uk

schooloffice@brambletye.com

01342321004

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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£5,748£5,268£479£0£9,206£9,18620.9910
31/07/22£5,009£4,919£89£0£8,727£8,69221.2870
31/07/21£4,792£4,566£226£0£8,638£8,54622.5850
31/07/20£4,735£4,637£98£9£8,411£8,25321.4830
31/07/19£5,188£4,538£650£11£8,314£8,15821.6820
31/07/18£5,118£4,298£820£49£7,663£7,45520.8820
31/07/17£4,214£4,156£58£97£6,843£6,79019.6810
31/07/16£4,103£3,959£144£12£6,786£6,77920.5640
31/07/15£3,974£3,920£54£10£6,642£6,63720.3640
31/07/14£3,972£3,722£250£13£6,588£6,02919.4630
31/07/13£3,810£3,617£193£14£6,338£5,78319.2630
31/07/12£3,928£3,616£312£14£6,145£5,61018.6610
31/07/11£3,802£3,338£464£13£5,833£5,30819.1500
31/07/10£3,646£3,215£430£13£5,370£4,90018.3500
31/07/09£3,683£3,055£627£17£4,939£4,49017.6500
31/07/08?£3,381£2,758£623£83£4,312£4,13918500
31/08/07£2,891£2,710£181£12£3,689£3,66716.2500
31/08/06£2,796£2,629£167£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£2,635£2,442£193£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£2,561£2,251£309£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: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 20.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 91 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1970, number: 307003
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/1969, number: 00957506
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Brambletye School
Lewes Road
EAST GRINSTEAD
RH19 3PD

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THAT OBJECT, TO ACQUIRE, CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE UNDERTAKING OF BRAMBLETYE SCHOOL, EAST GRINSTEAD, A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, AND TO ACQUIRE ANY PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON SUCH UNDERTAKING. 2. TO ACQUIRE AND CARRY ON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST GRINSTEAD.

Data Sources

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