Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE UNICORN SCHOOL LTD

The Charity provides education to children between the ages of 3 and 11 for the public benefit, through the running of an independent primary school.

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
There have been no material 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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
31/08/23		£2,507	£2,603	£-96	£8	£1,394	£1,394	6.4	43
31/08/22		£2,412	£2,338	£74	£8	£1,490	£1,490	7.6	30
31/08/21		£2,155	£2,161	£-5	£5	£1,416	£1,416	7.9	29
31/08/20		£2,113	£2,132	£-19	£4	£1,421	£1,421	8	29
31/08/19		£2,113	£2,026	£87	£9	£1,441	£1,441	8.5	31
31/08/18		£2,004	£2,009	£-4	£6	£1,354	£1,354	8.1	31
31/08/17		£1,949	£1,913	£37	£6	£1,358	£1,358	8.5	30
31/08/16		£1,847	£1,910	£-63	£8	£1,262	£1,262	7.9	29
31/08/15		£1,795	£1,828	£-33	£18	£1,325	£1,325	8.7	30
31/08/14		£1,742	£1,801	£-59	£16	£1,358	£1,358	9	28
31/08/13		£1,696	£1,722	£-26	£23	£1,417	£1,417	9.9	28
31/08/12		£1,698	£1,616	£83	£19	£1,442	£1,442	10.7	27
31/08/11		£1,655	£1,551	£104	£24	£1,360	£1,360	10.5	27
31/08/10		£1,572	£1,519	£53	£19	£1,256	£1,252	9.9	27
31/08/09		£1,589	£1,415	£174	£20	£1,203	£1,198	10.2	25
31/08/08		£1,516	£1,394	£122	£20	£1,029	£1,029	8.9	41
31/08/07		£1,451	£1,365	£87	£22	£907	£907	8	41
31/08/06		£1,353	£1,265	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05	*	£1,235	£1,196	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04		£1,093	£1,161	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Established: 53 years

www.unicornschool.org.uk

bursar@unicornschool.org.uk

02089483926

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Richmond Upon Thames,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

43 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-69

DR SELIN CETINKAYA KUDRET Appointed: 2023

ALPESH BIPIN PATEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

ANDREW CHANDLER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: It Consultant

CHARLOTTE JANE LEE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JO WEBBERN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Headteacher

PAUL RATHBONE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

REBECCA RAFFAN-COLLINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

STEPHEN LEHEC Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Teacher

THOMAS EWING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fund Manager

WILLIAM NICHOLAS BARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JOHN PAUL O'NEILL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Headteacher

PAUL AUBERY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/02/1971, number: 312578
Registered at Companies House on 09/11/1970, number: 00993831

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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: 19 days late,

Main office

UNICORN SCHOOL
238 KEW ROAD
RICHMOND
TW9 3JX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT CARRY ON ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE U.K. ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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