Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 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: 16 ?

EWELL CASTLE SCHOOL

The principal activity of Ewell Castle School is that of an independent school for boys and girls (3-18).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£11,784£11,674£110£48£9,990£9,4859.71830
31/08/22£10,790£10,211£578£28£9,878£9,377111720
31/08/21£10,049£9,721£328£0£8,341£7,8409.71560
31/08/20*£8,569£8,567£3£0£8,014£8,00111.21500
31/08/19£8,186£7,801£385£0£8,011£7,99912.31334
31/08/18*£7,574£7,345£229£0£7,626£7,61412.41290
31/08/17£7,066£6,695£371£0£7,397£7,37013.2950
31/08/16£6,601£6,334£267£0£7,026£7,01213.3930
31/08/15£6,138£5,957£181£30£6,760£6,74913.6900
31/08/14£5,867£5,697£170£31£6,578£6,55913.8910
31/08/13£5,752£5,629£123£28£6,408£6,37913.6890
31/08/12£5,821£5,234£587£26£6,285£6,24314.3810
31/08/11£5,447£4,750£698£26£5,699£5,61614.2790
31/08/10£5,217£4,618£599£23£5,001£4,85912.6780
31/08/09£5,134£4,472£662£21£4,402£4,27411.5800
31/08/08£4,626£4,388£238£21£3,740£3,70610.1800
31/08/07£4,458£3,901£558£22£3,502£3,45610.6790
31/08/06£4,262£3,665£597n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£3,863£3,476£388n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£3,486£3,155£330n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years

www.ewellcastle.co.uk

principal@ewellcastle.co.uk

02083931413

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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
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-77
  • ANDREW MACFARLANE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Teacher / Sessional Tutor
  • ANTHONY JOHN EVANS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • ANTONY PETER SHAWYER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher
  • CHANNA WISHANTHA JAYAWEERA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director
  • CHARLOTTE EMMA CARPENTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • COLIN ALFRED GRIFFITH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • NIGEL GEOFFREY DAVID BIRD Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Company Director
  • PAMELA JANE HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Teacher
  • SARA MIREILLE WILLIAMS-RYAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Headmistress
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/02/1963, number: 312079
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/01/1964, number: 00788782
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 6 days late,
Main office

EWELL CASTLE SCHOOL
CHURCH STREET
EWELL
EPSOM
KT17 2AW

Objectives

TO PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE, ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, CONDUCT AND CARRY ON SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE EDUCATION OF BOYS, GIRLS, OR ADULT STUDENTS OF EITHER SEX AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELIVERY AND HOLDING OF CLASSES, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES CALCULATED TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION AND TO DO ALL SUCH ACTS AND THINGS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR IMPARTING INSTRUCTION AND FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDY, EDUCATION AND LEARNING; TO SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF AND BELIEF IN AND OTHERWISE TO PROMOTE THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AND TO SUPPORT, ORGANISE, ENDOW, FINANCE, MAINTAIN, AND PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LECTURES, MEETINGS, ADDRESSES, PROFESSORSHIPS, LECTURESHIPS, AND READERSHIPS, CALCULATED TO PROMOTE THE SAID PRINCIPLES; TO PROVIDE, FIT UP AND EQUIP CLASS ROOMS, LABORATORIES, GYMNASIA, SWIMMING BATHS, PLAYING FIELDS, DINING AND RECREATION ROOMS, DWELLINGHOUSES, HOSTELS, BOARDING HOUSES, HOTELS, AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION AND CONVENIENCES FOR PUPILS, MASTERS, MISTRESSES, AND OTHER PERSONS EMPLOYED BY COMPANY OR PERFORMING ANY FUNCTION OR DOING ANY ACT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY; TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER AND TO ASSIST IN THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDY AND LEARNING, AND TO ACT AS TRUSTEES OR MANAGERS OF ANY PROPERTY, ENDOWMENT, BEQUEST, OR GIFT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; AND TO RECEIVE VOLUNTARY DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ANY OF THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY, AND TO ACCORD TO THE DONORS THEREOF SUCH PRIVILEGES OF NOMINATION OF PUPILS OR OTHERWISE AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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