Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED

To advance education primarily by conducting in West London a day school for girls aged 4 to 11. The School's aim is to provide an academic education for pupils with a range of abilities and backgrounds. Bursaries enable a wider range of girls to take advantage of the unique education the School has to offer. Aims and ethos are on its website https://www.butehouse.co.uk/about-us/aims-ethos.html
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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 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 issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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£7,194£6,562£632£13£8,516£8,32715.2790
31/08/22£6,193£5,910£283£3£7,878£7,74915.7720
31/08/21£5,425£5,521£-96£2£7,604£7,46816.2730
31/08/20£5,476£5,548£-72£2£7,685£7,55616.3710
31/08/19£6,326£5,405£920£4£7,759£7,61716.9750
31/08/18£5,491£5,193£298£11£6,843£6,72215.5610
31/08/17£4,912£4,928£-16£0£6,546£6,42915.7630
31/08/16£4,812£4,699£113£39£6,562£5,98915.3630
31/08/15£4,438£4,506£-68£22£6,441£6,33816.9620
31/08/14£4,225£3,947£278£19£6,511£6,39619.4580
31/08/13£4,149£3,820£329£21£6,228£6,12219.2580
31/08/12£4,093£3,775£318£17£5,896£5,79718.4510
31/08/11£3,921£3,539£382£16£5,574£5,45918.5520
31/08/10£3,740£3,625£115£16£5,197£5,08116.8520
31/08/09£3,610£3,282£328£14£5,076£4,97118.2510
31/08/08£3,528£3,023£505£14£4,746£4,64618.4500
31/08/07£3,287£2,853£435£13£4,245£4,15017.5490
31/08/06*£3,134£2,698£436n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£2,908£2,600£308n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£2,574£2,234£339n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 15.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years
(68 years as a company)

www.butehouse.co.uk

JULIA.WATKISS@BUTEHOUSE.CO.UK

020 7603 7381

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hammersmith And Fulham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
St Paul's Schools Foundation - Grant to Bute House Preparatory School for Girls
£75,000 01/03/2022
We aim to deliver therapeutic and mental health services to families and children within our well-established community of local state schools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Age Range of Trustees: 35-64
  • AMANDA BARRON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Magistrate
  • DANIEL SCOTT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: General Manager
  • DIANNA PIERCE-BURGESS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • DR MICHELLE SHERMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant Gastroenterologist
  • JONATHAN BROUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Headmaster
  • JONATHAN PAUL BECKITT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MARK PERRY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Voluntary Work
  • MATTHIAS HAUGER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: None
  • POLLY MARY RUTH MCANDREW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Voluntary Work
  • ROBERT GERARD WATNEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • SANDRINE NATHALIE PAILLASSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headteacher
  • VERNEE SAMUEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Education Reseacher/Trainer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1964, number: 312739
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/09/1956, number: 00571803
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 4 days late, AR05: 16 days late,
Main office

Luxemburg Gardens
London
W6 7EA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY CONDUCTING THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS, FOR GIRLS OR BOYS, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT; AND PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THE SAME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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