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home >> charity search >> the keepers and governors of the possessions, revenues and goods of the free grammar school of john lyon, within the town of harrow-on-the-hill
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE KEEPERS AND GOVERNORS OF THE POSSESSIONS, REVENUES AND GOODS OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF JOHN LYON, WITHIN THE TOWN OF HARROW-ON-THE-HILL

Provide education of all-round excellence which develops to the full each pupil's potential and life long interests to the benefit of the wider community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • 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 unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 24 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £5,004,000
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£84,011£75,960£8,051£1,544£196,321£149,81123.76160
31/08/22£74,159£69,062£5,097£1,370£188,984£138,58524.16151
31/08/21£67,897£60,267£7,630£1,113£191,647£127,29225.35920
31/08/20£60,409£54,752£5,657£994£173,095£108,19423.75190
31/08/19£66,592£55,733£10,859£1,061£166,348£97,21820.95330
31/08/18£63,286£53,434£9,852£939£155,000£88,51119.95080
31/08/17£59,571£52,173£7,398£4,616£145,976£70,65616.35130
31/08/16£62,714£47,092£15,622£4,387£134,864£66,08916.85160
31/08/15£52,818£45,078£7,740£4,024£121,782£68,47818.24020
31/08/14£55,128£43,519£11,609£4,163£112,561£63,19517.45100
31/08/13£47,344£41,450£5,894£4,308£100,686£63,47618.44910
31/08/12£45,735£39,422£6,313£4,145£86,846£57,18117.44840
31/08/11£45,107£37,014£8,093£3,827£81,372£53,32417.34650
31/08/10£39,957£35,118£4,839£4,030£72,697£46,40015.94560
31/08/09£39,617£34,283£5,334£3,649£67,785£42,08414.74430
31/08/08£36,276£31,711£4,565£3,318£63,437£38,72914.74280
31/08/07£34,756£29,818£4,938£2,950£60,963£36,52914.74230
31/08/06£31,172£27,694£3,478n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£27,709£26,205£1,504n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£26,799£24,752£2,047n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 25%
Highest pay band: £350,000-£400,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 149%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 23.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 58 years

www.harrowschool.org.uk

BURSAR@HARROWSCHOOL.ORG.UK

020 8872 8000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£232,292 10/10/2022
One Bursary Candidate from September 2022
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£30,000 10/10/2022
Extras in the Academic Year 2022/23
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£676,357 10/10/2022
Four Bursary Candidates from September 2022
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£30,000 10/10/2022
Extras in the Academic Year 2022/23
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£626,300 21/10/2020
84
Four Bursary Candidates from September 2020
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£30,000 21/10/2020
12
Extras in the Academic Year 2020/21
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£682,636 12/10/2020
60
Three Bursary Candidates from September 2020
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£30,000 12/10/2020
12
Extras in the Academic Year 2020/21
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£30,000 08/10/2019
12
Extras in the Academic Year 2019/20
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£30,000 08/10/2019
12
Extras in the Academic Year 2019/20
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to Harrow School Bursaries
£461,666 08/10/2019
60
Two Bursary Candidates from September 2019
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The John Lyon School
£464,229 08/10/2019
84
Three Bursary Candidates from September 2019
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 23/24 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ADAM DAVID HART LLB FRSA Appointed: 2016
  • ANDREW BUTLER QC Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Barrister
  • ANGUS CHARLES GOSWELL Appointed: 2014
  • CHARLES GERALD THOROTON STONEHILL MA Appointed: 2011
  • CHARLES HUBERT GALLAGHER Appointed: 2019
  • DAVID JAMES CHRISTIAN FABER Appointed: 2016
  • DAVID GEOFFREY PHILIP EYTON CBE FRENG (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • DR DAVID ALEXANDER TAYLOR Appointed: 2022
  • DR DAVID JAMES PAYNE Appointed: 2017
  • DR SHENILA VIVEK RAWAL Appointed: 2022
  • GILES WILLIAM JEREMY GOODFELLOW QC MA LLM Appointed: 2012
  • HARRIET RACHEL MOULD Appointed: 2018
  • JAMES CHRISTOPHER SEPPALA Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES PHILIP JOHN GLOVER BA Appointed: 2017
  • LIAM JAMES HALLIGAN Appointed: 2022
  • MARK CLOUSTON WALLACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • MELVIN LEON MROWIEC MA Appointed: 2019
  • NEIL JAMES ENRIGHT Appointed: 2021
  • PROFESSOR ARMAND JACOB D'ANGOUR PHD, ARCM Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD THOMAS GEORGE WINTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • SALLY-ANNE HUANG Appointed: 2024
  • SAMUEL JAMES BOREHAM Appointed: 2024
  • SIR JONATHAN RICHARD SYMONDS Appointed: 2018
  • VICE ADMIRAL JEREMY PAUL KYD CBE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1966, number: 310033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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; all on time
Main office

Harrow School
The Bursary
5 High Street
HARROW
Middlesex
HA1 3HP

Objectives

A PUBLIC BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS (HARROW SCHOOL) AND A DAY SCHOOL (JOHN LYON SCHOOL)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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