Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE 

Marlborough College is incorporated by Royal Charter and registered as an education charity. The College provides education for boys and girls for the ages 13-18. The number of pupils in the College averaged 924 of whom 888 were boarders and 36 were day pupils. Under its grant making policy the total number of pupils receiving fee assistance in the academic year 2014/15 was 119.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • There is a pension deficit of £2,900,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 61 years

www.marlboroughcollege.org

sslamb@marlboroughcollege.org

01672892390

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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
31/08/22£55,465£52,340£3,125£1,028£105,946£94,00021.67163
31/08/21£52,053£50,885£1,168£992£105,861£92,09721.77321
31/08/20£56,417£57,931£-1,514£1,031£101,748£90,46318.77570
31/08/19£59,975£54,791£5,184£984£103,895£92,41020.27510
31/08/18?£59,788£61,021£-1,233£1,038£97,894£86,79917.17420
30/06/17£53,192£28,517£24,675£878£97,684£87,46936.86900
30/06/16£49,005£47,968£1,037£974£70,152£62,72415.76630
30/06/15£44,810£43,243£1,567£1,429£73,650£66,36518.46330
30/06/14£41,348£40,742£606£1,535£71,110£64,01218.95820
30/06/13£36,709£38,561£-1,852£1,175£69,378£65,73820.55330
30/06/12£29,861£26,072£3,789£1,175£70,031£66,80130.74660
30/06/11£25,607£23,849£1,758£761£66,707£63,30131.94310
30/06/10£24,814£23,189£1,624£830£62,916£60,02531.14520
30/06/09£24,717£22,477£2,239£328£59,848£57,33230.64550
30/06/08£24,325£21,726£2,599£362£59,212£56,154314450
30/06/07£22,449£20,719£1,730£346£57,748£54,47331.54300
30/06/06£20,810£19,017£1,794£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£19,993£17,626£2,367£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£18,070£16,684£1,386£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 44%
Liabilities/Income: 153%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Malaysia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 716 employees
  • 3 volunteers

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/1963, number: 309486
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE
MARLBOROUGH
SN8 1PA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE FOR STUDENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF FAITH, THAT DEVELOPSINDEPENDENCE OF MIND, INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUALITY BASED ON AN UNDERSTANDING OF ANGLICAN TEACHING AND RESPECT FOR OTHER FAITHS, ANDAN APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. IN PURSUING THESE OBJECTIVES, THE COLLEGE SHALL HAVE REGARD TO THE SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OBTAINING FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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