Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ST NICHOLAS' SCHOOL (FLEET) EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED 

The principal activity of the School is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 16 and boys aged 3 to 7 years.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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£4,789£4,842£-53£43£5,416£5,41613.4700
31/07/22£4,464£4,389£75£21£5,469£5,46915620
31/07/21*£4,066£4,007£59£38£5,394£5,39416.2600
31/07/20£3,862£4,113£-251£0£5,334£5,33415.6610
31/07/19£4,177£4,100£77£0£5,585£5,58516.3520
31/07/18£4,002£4,006£-4£0£5,509£5,50916.5510
31/07/17£4,306£4,101£205£0£5,512£5,51216.1490
31/07/16£4,385£4,238£147£0£5,307£5,30715530
31/07/15£4,376£4,215£161£64£5,161£5,16114.7520
31/07/14£4,298£4,101£196£25£5,000£5,00014.6520
31/07/13£4,244£3,929£315£10£4,803£4,80314.7520
31/07/12£3,993£3,715£278£46£4,489£4,48914.5580
31/07/11£3,937£3,719£218£19£4,211£4,21113.6560
31/07/10£4,082£3,756£327£52£3,992£3,99212.8600
31/07/09£3,899£3,644£254£45£3,666£3,66612.1600
31/07/08£3,637£3,231£407£38£3,411£3,41112.7580
31/07/07£3,282£3,037£245£42£3,005£3,00511.9580
31/07/06£3,020£2,783£236£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£2,706£2,588£118£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£2,638£2,483£156£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years

www.st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk

schoolsec@st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk

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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
  • Hampshire, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/12/1966, number: 307341
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/02/1966, number: 00872200
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • 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
  • 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; AR21: 119 days late,
Main office

ST. NICHOLAS SCHOOL
REDFIELDS LANE
CHURCH CROOKHAM
FLEET
GU52 0RF

Objectives

1) TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER AND CARRY ON ST. NICHOLAS' SCHOOL, HERETOFORE CARRIED ON BY MISS BRIDGET MAUDE FETHERSTONHAUGH AT FLEET. 2) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AT THE SAID PREMISES AND TO ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE AS A GOING CONCERN, AND CARRY ON OR MANAGE ELSEWHERE, ANY SUBSIDIARY, AFFILIATED OR OTHER SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS, AND IF THOUGHT FIT, FOR THE EDUCATION OF BOYS UNDER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE, EITHER IN CONNEXION WITH ST. NICHOLAS' SCHOOL OR AS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, AND TO SUPPLY TO THE PUPILS GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHEST CLASS, TOGETHER WITH PHYSICAL MORAL AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING, BUT SO THAT EACH SUCH SCHOOL SHALL BE CARRIED ON AS AN EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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