Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

DOVER COLLEGE

The provision of education for boys and girls aged between 3 and 18.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/08/22		£5,319	£5,094	£224	£101	£3,105	£3,009	7.1	115
31/08/21		£5,213	£4,785	£428	£83	£2,880	£2,767	6.9	114
31/08/20		£5,453	£5,356	£96	£219	£2,452	£2,341	5.2	140
31/08/19?		£5,674	£5,941	£-267	£152	£2,356	£2,247	4.5	130
30/06/18	*	£5,139	£5,561	£-422	£146	£2,608	£2,423	5.2	152
30/06/17		£5,221	£5,324	£-103	£0	£3,015	£2,854	6.4	132
30/06/16		£5,129	£4,930	£198	£117	£3,063	£2,882	7	130
30/06/15		£4,639	£4,880	£-242	£146	£2,856	£2,670	6.6	131
30/06/14		£4,907	£4,994	£-87	£45	£3,086	£2,895	7	124
30/06/13		£5,110	£4,656	£454	£28	£3,159	£2,946	7.6	141
30/06/12		£4,501	£4,514	£-13	£16	£2,677	£2,436	6.5	142
30/06/11		£4,663	£4,465	£197	£27	£2,690	£2,409	6.5	145
30/06/10		£4,825	£4,364	£461	£27	£2,493	£2,244	6.2	138
30/06/09		£4,406	£4,290	£116	£26	£2,032	£1,863	5.2	141
30/06/08		£4,181	£4,123	£58	£25	£1,916	£1,727	5	137
30/06/07		£4,231	£4,053	£178	£23	£1,835	£1,683	5	132
30/06/06		£4,117	£3,936	£181	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05		£3,743	£3,722	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04		£3,699	£3,530	£169	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.dovercollege.org.uk

bursar@dovercollege.org.uk

01304244551

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

115 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

Based on 9/10 persons

DEBORAH GISPAN Appointed: 2017

DOUG TAYLOR Appointed: 2023

DR CLAIRE SCHOLFIELD-MYERS (Chair) Appointed: 2017

JAMES GREGORY RYELAND

KAREN ROGERS

PAUL TAPSELL Appointed: 2015

RIGHT REV TREVOR WILLMOTT Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: THE PALACE TRUST,

ADAM WALLIKER Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: TWYFORD SCHOOL,

MICHAEL RODNEY GOODRIDGE LLB MBE, Other trusteeships: LLANAWAY HOMES, GODALMING MUSEUM TRUST, Godalming Performing Arts Festival, ROTARY CLUB OF GODALMING BENEVOLENT FUND, CHARLIE'S PROMISE,

NATHAN HARRIS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: DOVER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND PRIZE FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/06/1964, number: 307856

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; AR18: 3 days late,

Main office

Dover College
The Bursary
Effingham Crescent
DOVER
CT17 9RH

Objectives

THE CONDUCT OF A COLLEGE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AT DOVER IN THE COUNT OF KENT OR ELSEWHERE IN WHICH THEY MAY RECEIVE A SOUND RELIGIOUS, CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND GENERAL EDUCATION AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCTIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECT

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CATCHMENT AREA OF DOVER SCHOOL.

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