Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

CHANNING HOUSE INCORPORATED, HIGHGATE 

The education of girls aged 4 to 18 years
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£21,588£18,272£3,316£189£26,250£25,76316.921125
31/08/21£20,384£16,732£3,651£217£22,945£22,45916.120225
31/08/20£18,742£15,372£3,370£218£19,246£18,80614.720025
31/08/19£18,687£15,808£2,880£228£15,885£15,44011.719825
31/08/18£16,944£15,332£1,612£278£13,001£12,5629.813625
31/08/17£15,925£13,472£2,452£228£11,377£10,9759.81330
31/08/16£14,260£11,986£2,275£230£8,903£8,5218.51240
31/08/15£13,286£10,060£3,226£130£6,630£6,2677.51200
31/08/14£10,571£9,126£1,445£131£3,388£3,05141170
31/08/13£9,669£8,465£1,204£54£1,928£1,6412.31070
31/08/12£8,778£8,274£504£53£708£4770.71020
31/08/11£7,722£7,604£118£52£193£-27-01020
31/08/10£7,013£6,989£24£49£73£-129-0.2990
31/08/09£6,718£7,039£-321£39£52£-143-0.2820
31/08/08£6,204£6,838£-635£31£395£1780.3810
31/08/07£5,836£5,937£-102£29£1,055£8131.6940
31/08/06£5,464£5,188£276£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£5,189£5,042£147£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£4,729£4,606£123£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 87%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 16.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years
(124 years as a company)

www.channing.co.uk

info@channing.co.uk

02083402719

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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
  • Camden, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 211 employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-72
  • LEANNE LEIGH (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Business Consultant
  • STUART PRIOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • PUNAM PECK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1964, number: 312766
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/1899, number: 00063121
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

CHANNING SCHOOL
HIGHGATE HILL
LONDON
N6 5HF

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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