Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ST SWITHUN'S SCHOOL (WINCHESTER) 

Provision of education for girls and young children of both sexes in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and the letting of facilities for both charitable and commercial purposes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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

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£17,782£17,771£11£216£32,927£30,71720.733010
31/07/22£16,791£16,340£450£176£32,960£30,70122.532759
31/07/21£16,704£15,267£1,438£83£32,498£30,25523.832815
31/07/20£14,645£14,875£-230£128£30,895£29,13623.532615
31/07/19£16,016£15,304£712£186£31,137£29,3912330315
31/07/18£15,722£15,398£325£133£30,349£28,75422.43100
31/07/17£15,287£14,354£933£121£29,968£28,49323.82960
31/07/16£14,973£14,262£711£122£28,974£27,82623.42820
31/07/15£13,751£12,154£1,597£140£28,474£27,342271790
31/07/14£12,828£11,134£1,695£140£27,097£26,020281780
31/07/13£11,479£10,227£1,252£228£25,646£24,83829.11640
31/07/12£10,739£10,117£621£242£24,592£23,91328.41590
31/07/11£10,899£9,718£1,182£256£24,199£23,59429.11610
31/07/10£10,898£9,327£1,571£208£22,964£22,45328.91560
31/07/09£10,429£9,142£1,287£251£21,527£21,46128.21580
31/07/08£9,928£8,521£1,407£205£20,291£20,22328.51550
31/07/07£9,576£7,971£1,605£198£19,141£19,06928.71520
31/07/06£8,638£7,619£1,018£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£8,381£7,166£1,215£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£7,826£6,702£1,123£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 20.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years
(113 years as a company)

www.stswithuns.com

01962835713

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

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to St Swithun's School
£1,000 11/06/2014
Music lessons for scholarship pupils

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-75
  • ALEXANDRA ALLAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Financial Operations Officer
  • SARAH PARRISH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Senior Technical Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/1966, number: 307335
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/07/1910, number: 00110692
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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; all on time
Main office

St. Swithuns School
Alresford Road
WINCHESTER
SO21 1HA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SOUND AND THOROUGH EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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