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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

FOREST SCHOOL, LONDON 

The Charity provides education to boys and girls from the age of 4 to 18 years.
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Positives:

  • 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 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
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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 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£28,428£27,799£629£1,113£15,788£15,7536.82350
31/08/21£25,851£25,422£428£742£15,159£15,0757.12330
31/08/20£25,380£24,811£569£808£14,746£14,6427.13810
31/08/19£24,935£24,591£344£1,015£14,162£14,0966.93830
31/08/18£23,042£22,599£443£996£13,818£13,7527.33650
31/08/17£21,877£21,470£407£1,022£13,375£13,3087.42210
31/08/16£20,853£20,435£418£986£12,968£12,9017.62150
31/08/15£19,633£19,210£423£929£12,556£12,4877.82120
31/08/14£18,294£17,780£514£845£12,133£12,0648.12070
31/08/13£18,555£16,562£1,993£747£11,620£11,5398.42030
31/08/12£15,705£15,455£250£626£9,627£9,3167.21980
31/08/11£14,413£14,334£79£496£9,165£8,8347.41920
31/08/10£13,802£13,670£132£367£8,920£8,5717.51890
31/08/09£13,745£13,477£268£331£8,578£3510.31870
31/08/08£12,950£12,788£162£357£8,195£7,8177.31890
31/08/07£12,559£11,974£584£372£8,034£7,6517.71840
31/08/06£11,651£11,142£510£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£10,684£10,140£544£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£9,854£9,291£563£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years
(77 years as a company)

www.forest.org.uk

info@forest.org.uk

02085201744

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 235 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69
  • PAUL SAMPAT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director Equities Technology
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/08/1964, number: 312677
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/02/1947, number: 00429150
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

FOREST SCHOOL
COLLEGE PLACE
LONDON
E17 3PY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE, CONDUCT, CARRY ON, ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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