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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BENENDEN SCHOOL (KENT) LIMITED 

Independent School for Girls
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £49,985,000 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £115,000
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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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
31/07/22£23,293£21,507£1,786£716£55,157£49,98527.93860
31/07/21*£22,982£20,592£2,390£501£53,503£48,50428.33900
31/07/20*£21,615£19,525£2,090£784£50,275£46,16228.43940
31/07/19*£31,370£19,981£11,389£695£48,076£43,285264060
31/07/18£21,709£19,009£2,700£402£36,553£34,899223770
31/07/17£20,760£18,116£2,644£358£33,671£32,04121.23610
31/07/16£20,115£18,047£2,068£336£30,613£29,17019.43610
31/07/15£22,088£17,439£4,649£260£29,265£27,95119.22750
31/07/14£18,285£17,379£906£268£24,527£24,25616.72750
31/07/13£18,313£16,499£1,814£274£23,618£23,07316.82720
31/07/12£18,284£15,734£2,550£255£21,780£21,15916.12650
31/07/11£16,113£14,800£1,313£303£19,241£18,43214.92410
31/07/10£15,605£14,159£1,446£264£17,904£17,11814.52400
31/07/09£14,888£13,643£1,245£269£16,458£16,10114.22420
31/07/08£13,946£13,113£833£309£15,171£14,90013.62410
31/07/07£12,757£11,853£904£356£14,403£14,10714.32260
31/07/06£12,465£10,944£1,521£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05?*£11,251£8,969£2,281£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£10,841£10,053£788£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 93%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 27.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 54 years
(100 years as a company)

www.benenden.kent.sch.uk

schooloffice@benenden.kent.sch.uk

01580240592

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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
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 386 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1969, number: 307854
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/03/1924, number: 00196353
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 13 days late, AR20: 17 days late, AR19: 18 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

BENENDEN SCHOOL (KENT) LTD
CRANBROOK ROAD
BENENDEN
KENT
TN17 4AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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