Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

BADMINTON SCHOOL LIMITED

Management and operation of a girls' senior and junior boarding and day school at its site in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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:

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

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£12,735£12,598£137£12£8,085£7,2496.92391
31/08/22*£12,156£11,392£764£8£7,940£6,8987.32283
31/08/21£10,055£9,759£296£7£7,187£6,1537.62295
31/08/20£9,590£10,165£-575£4£6,850£5,7876.82340
31/08/19£10,530£10,317£213£33£7,448£6,2577.32290
31/08/18£10,706£9,874£832£8£7,237£6,0667.42230
31/08/17£9,632£9,527£106£50£6,398£5,9287.52170
31/08/16£9,288£9,282£6£42£6,267£5,8457.62150
31/08/15£9,089£8,991£98£18£6,241£5,8647.81610
31/08/14£8,815£8,779£36£18£6,147£5,82581600
31/08/13£8,587£8,551£36£17£6,099£5,8118.21570
31/08/12£8,587£8,515£73£20£6,046£5,7898.21540
31/08/11£8,148£8,024£123£16£5,962£5,7298.61550
31/08/10£7,911£7,611£300£37£5,856£5,6168.91560
31/08/09£7,459£7,349£111£29£5,556£5,3818.81490
31/08/08£7,117£6,855£262£12£5,445£5,3169.31460
31/08/07£6,603£6,345£258£9£5,183£5,0889.61860
31/08/06£5,988£5,552£437n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£5,563£5,042£521n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£5,462£4,829£632n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 58 years
(93 years as a company)

www.badmintonschool.co.uk

DFO@badmintonschool.co.uk

011795055200

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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: 31-78
  • ALISON JARRATT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bursar
  • CONSTANCE MOSS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate, Schools Practice - Odgers Berndtson
  • DAVID BRENDON THOMAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • DR MADHU BHABUTA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director At Brinnovate, Cio At Brinnovate
  • DR SOPHIE OTTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR STEVE WHARTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Professor Of French And Communication
  • ELLIOT SPENCER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JAMES RIMMER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JUSTIN LEWIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultancy
  • KATHLEEN MARY CROSSE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Governor
  • LYNDA THOMAS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • MARTIN KEOGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Governor
  • RONALD EGELMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Governor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1966, number: 311738
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/06/1931, number: 00257012
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 24 days late,
Main office

BADMINTON SCHOOL
WESTBURY ROAD
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM
BRISTOL
BS9 3BA

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE AS GOING CONCERNS SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND TO RUN THESE AS INTER-DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS ON THE BROADEST PRINCIPLE OF ETHICAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL AT BRISTOL OR ELSEWHERE FOR BOYS, GIRLS AND ADULTS OF EITHER SEX. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND AMENITIES AND TO SUPPORT OTHER SIMILAR CHARITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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