Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising 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: 14 ?

HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED 

Provision of education for day and boarding pupils. Additionally, the provision of welfare support to pupils' education.
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 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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£23,586£20,664£2,922£600£31,334£30,9461837114
31/07/21£20,086£18,734£1,352£354£28,449£28,0941836827
31/07/20£21,474£19,510£1,964£598£27,024£26,53316.340129
31/07/19£22,404£20,286£2,118£584£25,073£24,75214.640626
31/07/18£21,705£19,997£1,707£663£22,937£22,60513.639522
31/07/17£20,915£19,606£1,309£720£21,202£20,83312.83980
31/07/16£20,345£18,367£1,977£719£19,868£19,57712.83950
31/07/15£18,787£17,443£1,344£599£17,944£17,79212.22930
31/07/14£18,724£16,847£1,877£497£16,600£16,04311.42860
31/07/13£17,131£16,335£796£443£14,719£14,61210.72890
31/07/12£16,084£14,606£1,477£358£13,917£13,86711.42690
31/07/11£15,373£14,208£1,164£273£12,440£12,38010.52660
31/07/10£14,250£13,318£932£329£11,276£11,20510.12450
31/07/09£13,965£12,868£1,097£367£10,375£10,2879.62510
31/07/08£12,867£11,888£979£441£9,333£9,2739.42180
31/07/07£11,630£11,240£390£329£8,457£8,38792320
31/07/06?£10,507£9,509£998£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£10,242£9,787£454£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£9,513£8,944£569£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years
(108 years as a company)

www.headington.org

bursar@headington.org

01865759125

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 371 employees
  • 14 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/01/1966, number: 309678
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/07/1915, number: 00141076
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; AR04: 31 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEADINGTON SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION on 09/01/2023
Main office

THE BURSARY
HEADINGTON SCHOOL
HEADINGTON ROAD
HEADINGTON
OXFORD
OX3 0BL

Objectives

To advance education for the benefit of the public in any way that the trustees see fit, including the provision, maintenance and support of a school or schools, wherein the core values and teaching shall reflect a broad Christian ethos, but also supporting pupils of all faiths and with none.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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