Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ST HELEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD 

The education of girls;The grant of bursaries to offer opportunities for girls who might not be able to take up a place at the School; The provision for worship in the Christian tradition and with respect for all faiths, relgions and religious diversity;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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*£21,247£19,833£1,414£324£26,660£2980.23340
31/08/21£19,561£18,680£881£243£25,233£25,06516.13310
31/08/20£18,962£17,933£1,029£185£24,352£24,20916.23320
31/08/19*£19,331£17,678£1,653£213£23,323£23,21115.83210
31/08/18£18,578£17,390£1,188£186£21,670£21,59414.93260
31/08/17£17,762£15,811£1,951£158£20,457£20,26415.43300
31/08/16£17,252£15,312£1,940£102£18,506£18,49914.53100
31/08/15£16,420£14,663£1,757£282£16,556£16,28113.32120
31/08/14£15,707£14,974£733£113£14,799£14,47211.62070
31/08/13£14,715£13,305£1,410£238£14,066£13,77612.42000
31/08/12*£14,139£13,420£719£213£12,632£12,40811.12000
31/08/11£13,660£12,935£725£208£11,934£11,62210.82020
31/08/10£12,927£12,407£520£204£11,217£10,93310.62070
31/08/09£13,022£12,854£168£486£10,701£10,4359.72260
31/08/08£13,397£12,778£619£108£10,529£10,2509.62210
31/08/07£11,898£11,635£263£548£9,909£9,6129.92210
31/08/06£10,335£9,703£632£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£9,651£9,082£569£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£9,071£8,030£1,042£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(77 years as a company)

www.sthelens.london

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01923843220

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Buckinghamshire, Ealing, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 334 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/03/1963, number: 312762
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/10/1946, number: 00420867
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 13 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR12: 10 days late, AR05: 3 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

St. Helens School
Eastbury Road
NORTHWOOD
HA6 3AS

Objectives

) ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) CARRYING ON AT NORTHWOOD IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX AND ELSEWHERE AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CHARITY BE THOUGHT FIT, A DAY AND/OR BOARDING SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, OR SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES; AND B) ADVANCE RELIGION THROUGH THE PROVISION FOR WORSHIP AND INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND WITH RESPECT FOR ALL FAITHS, RELIGIONS AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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