Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL 

The Charity supervises three schools which are independent day schools for pupils who are educated up to the age of university entrance. The Schools seek to provide academic education of high quality, extended by a broad range of cultural and sporting opportunities and supported by a responsive pastoral system and firm moral framework.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £83,152,000 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/07/23£43,476£37,948£5,528£1,948£86,093£83,15226.344343
31/07/22£42,773£35,462£7,311£1,631£79,622£76,23325.84157
31/07/21£37,745£33,311£4,434£1,303£68,609£64,89223.44067
31/07/20£35,715£31,782£3,933£1,555£64,063£60,61122.93939
31/07/19£35,287£30,602£4,685£1,411£61,056£57,10922.43836
31/07/18£34,077£29,013£5,064£1,217£57,027£53,42822.13630
31/07/17£36,348£28,277£8,071£1,206£51,103£47,086203810
31/07/16£31,791£26,195£5,596£1,211£42,770£40,06718.43710
31/07/15£30,356£24,713£5,643£1,187£39,535£37,43518.23090
31/07/14£28,860£24,067£4,793£1,024£34,695£32,91516.42940
31/07/13£27,178£22,694£4,484£269£29,981£27,95914.82840
31/07/12£24,794£21,995£2,799£263£25,630£24,98613.62750
31/07/11£23,485£21,058£2,427£363£23,380£21,71612.42710
31/07/10£21,623£20,299£1,325£373£20,997£19,85711.72640
31/07/09£20,836£20,203£633£485£18,826£18,22810.82560
31/07/08£19,487£19,053£434£290£18,202£17,67711.12480
31/07/07£18,477£17,807£670£226£17,816£17,42911.72440
31/07/06£16,732£16,079£654£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05*£15,821£15,436£384£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£14,849£14,530£319£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 26.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.kcs.org.uk

bursar@kcs.org.uk

020 8255 5300

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
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?
  • 443 employees
  • 43 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/19 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/1963, number: 310024
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 0 days late,
Main office

KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE COMMON
LONDON
SW19 4TT

Objectives

THE CARRYING ON OF THE SCHOOL OF THE CORPORATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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