Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE PURCELL SCHOOL

Provision of co-educational specialist music and general education

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£6,948	£7,730	£-782	£165	£11,979	£11,550	17.9	164
31/08/22		£6,656	£7,237	£-581	£57	£12,761	£12,372	20.5	166
31/08/21		£6,340	£6,498	£-157	£90	£13,342	£12,832	23.7	159
31/08/20		£6,134	£6,215	£-82	£92	£13,499	£12,966	25	151
31/08/19	*	£6,002	£6,077	£-76	£99	£13,580	£10,013	19.8	139
31/08/18		£6,018	£5,917	£102	£110	£13,656	£9,951	20.2	139
31/08/17		£6,063	£5,808	£255	£71	£13,554	£9,922	20.5	142
31/08/16		£6,095	£5,707	£388	£90	£13,299	£9,626	20.2	83
31/08/15		£5,655	£5,383	£272	£126	£12,911	£9,207	20.5	82
31/08/14		£5,704	£5,260	£444	£106	£12,640	£8,785	20	91
31/08/13		£5,313	£5,249	£64	£117	£12,195	£8,394	19.2	89
31/08/12		£5,423	£5,433	£-9	£115	£12,131	£8,256	18.2	91
31/08/11		£5,605	£5,160	£445	£175	£12,140	£8,095	18.8	100
31/08/10		£5,518	£4,892	£626	£181	£11,695	£7,388	18.1	98
31/08/09		£7,544	£4,648	£2,896	£164	£11,068	£6,966	18	98
31/08/08		£4,628	£4,432	£196	£203	£8,173	£6,691	18.1	94
31/08/07		£5,118	£4,163	£955	£140	£7,976	£6,497	18.7	91
31/08/06		£5,247	£3,833	£1,414	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05		£4,403	£3,718	£685	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04		£4,120	£3,325	£795	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 17.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.purcell-school.org

info@purcell-school.org

01923331100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

164 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-77

DR DIANA JANE SALZAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Higher Education Manager

SOPHIA COLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

BERNARD TRAFFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

GAUTAM SHASHICHANDRA DALAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: BOOKTRUST,

JEFFREY LINDSEY HEWITT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

KIRSTY VON MALAISE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Headmistress

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER SWEE CHAU LIU Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeship: THE SUSSEX EYE FOUNDATION,

RICHARD DAVID HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1964, number: 312855
Registered at Companies House on 30/04/1963, number: 00759327

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 58 days late,

Main office

THE PURCELL SCHOOL
ALDENHAM ROAD
BUSHEY
WD23 2TS

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT A SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GENERAL EDUCATION FOR PUPILS PURSUING MUSCIAL STUDIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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