Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

SHIPLAKE COURT LIMITED

The charity provides a general education for boys and girls

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be 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
31/08/22		£13,682	£11,874	£1,807	£116	£18,916	£18,863	19.1	171	0
31/08/21		£11,765	£10,806	£959	£138	£17,032	£17,029	18.9	175	0
31/08/20		£10,851	£10,000	£851	£37	£16,031	£16,028	19.2	171	0
31/08/19	*	£12,167	£10,941	£1,226	£157	£15,158	£15,076	16.5	178	0
31/08/18		£11,553	£10,353	£1,200	£47	£13,932	£13,883	16.1	176	2
31/08/17		£11,279	£10,232	£1,048	£82	£12,656	£12,637	14.8	127	0
31/08/16		£10,175	£9,449	£726	£0	£11,538	£11,437	14.5	129	0
31/08/15		£9,616	£9,260	£356	£92	£11,200	£11,123	14.4	126	0
31/08/14		£9,078	£8,407	£671	£203	£10,843	£10,696	15.3	126	0
31/08/13		£8,730	£8,138	£592	£117	£10,172	£10,133	14.9	128	0
31/08/12		£8,358	£8,060	£299	£118	£9,580	£9,558	14.2	140	0
31/08/11		£7,521	£7,224	£297	£109	£9,281	£9,058	15	130	0
31/08/10		£7,135	£6,758	£377	£107	£8,984	£8,758	15.6	126	0
31/08/09		£6,556	£6,047	£510	£28	£8,607	£8,378	16.6	124	0
31/08/08		£6,307	£5,859	£448	£33	£8,171	£7,937	16.3	120	0
31/08/07	*	£5,663	£5,258	£405	£121	£7,720	£7,481	17.1	114	0
31/08/06		£5,367	£5,267	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05	*	£5,108	£4,789	£319	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£4,801	£4,425	£376	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 19.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years
(65 years as a company)

www.shiplake.org.uk

info@shiplake.org.uk

01189402455

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Throughout London, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

171 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-79

SARAH LOUISE BLOMFIELD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director

SIR DAVID WHITLOCK TANNER KCB CBE (Chair)

SUSAN JEAN RYAN BA

ANDREW ASHTON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: School Bursar

IAN HOWELL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

JAMES GORDON Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE ELIZABETH JANE FOUNDATION,

MARK MACKENZIE-CHARRINGTON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Property Consultant

MARSHA CAREY-ELMS Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE KENDRICK FOUNDATION,

PETER BLEWETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

RICHARD CHARLES LESTER, Occupation: Solicitor

ROSE GRIMOND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

SEBASTIAN SALES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Headmaster

CHARLES PATRICK EVE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Investment Banker, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/04/1965, number: 309651
Registered at Companies House on 10/10/1958, number: 00612809

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 3 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 19 days late,

Main office

SHIPLAKE COLLEGE
SHIPLAKE COURT
SHIPLAKE
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
RG9 4BW

Objectives

A SCHOOL TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE MODEL OF THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND FOR PROVIDING OF THE HIGHEST CLASS FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN SUBJECT TO THE FUNDAMENTAL CONDITION THAT RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION SHALL BE GIVEN AT THE SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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