Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL

Provision of high quality education to boys and girls
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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£11,092£10,795£297£130£7,620£7,3668.21730
31/08/22£9,383£8,834£549£113£7,345£7,0349.61490
31/08/21£7,976£7,645£331£59£6,805£6,47410.21400
31/08/20£8,218£7,976£242£85£6,443£6,1079.21380
31/08/19£8,269£7,778£491£87£6,229£5,7048.81360
31/08/18£7,963£7,073£890£194£5,962£5,4149.21310
31/08/17£7,439£6,561£878£0£5,073£4,5078.21420
31/08/16£6,684£6,217£467£134£4,248£3,7227.21280
31/08/15£5,460£5,431£29£151£3,771£3,2677.21100
31/08/14£5,225£5,021£204£144£3,748£3,2477.81090
31/08/13£5,546£5,378£168£87£3,533£3,0586.81090
31/08/12£5,459£5,105£354£100£3,347£2,9156.91040
31/08/11£5,322£5,089£233£104£2,984£2,5796.11060
31/08/10£5,098£5,258£-160£123£2,747£2,3625.41050
31/08/09£5,597£5,570£27£119£2,905£2,5525.51110
31/08/08*£4,574£5,778£-1,204£113£2,899£2,5425.31050
31/08/07£5,255£5,555£-300£63£4,134£3,8718.41110
31/08/06£5,296£5,238£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£5,655£5,622£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£5,475£5,382£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years
(147 years as a company)

www.cliftonhigh.co.uk

enquiries@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

01179733853

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-71
  • BENJAMIN MCGINN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Financial And Commercial Officer
  • DR PETER CHARLES BODKIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • HILARY VAUGHAN Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Civil Engineer
  • HELEN SUTTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • JAMES CADDY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Director
  • JANE MORRISON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Communications
  • JESSICA WILKERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Oncologist
  • LISE ANNE SEAGER Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Solicitor
  • NICHOLAS DAVIES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Financial Planner
  • PAULA SHORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • ROBERT ALEXANDER NARRACOTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect
  • WILLIAM JAMES ROBERTSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/1964, number: 311736
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/09/1877, number: 00011701
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 59 days late,
Main office

CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE ROAD
CLIFTON
BRISTOL
BS8 3JD

Objectives

TO CARRY ON, CONDUCT AND MAINTAIN A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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