Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL (HAMPSTEAD) LIMITED 

The object of the charity is the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of the School known as St Christopher's School (Hampstead) and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • 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*£4,071£3,967£104£0£7,025£7,02521.3510
31/08/21£3,916£3,599£318£0£6,921£6,92123.1501
31/08/20£3,874£3,531£344£0£6,603£6,60322.4501
31/08/19*£3,633£3,471£162£0£6,260£6,26021.6501
31/08/18£3,483£3,341£142£0£6,098£6,06221.8462
31/08/17£3,420£3,489£-69£0£5,956£5,90620.3410
31/08/16£3,512£3,260£252£0£6,025£6,02522.2420
31/08/15£3,244£2,999£246£11£5,773£5,75823450
31/08/14£3,136£2,884£252£12£5,527£5,52223380
31/08/13£2,944£2,751£192£12£5,275£5,27523370
31/08/12*£2,872£2,823£49£11£5,082£5,08221.6370
31/08/11£2,768£2,883£-115£12£5,034£5,02720.9360
31/08/10£2,763£2,643£120£11£5,149£5,12323.3360
31/08/09?£3,067£1,633£1,434£224£5,029£4,97336.6420
31/12/08£2,584£2,105£479£345£3,595£3,52720.1350
31/12/07£2,543£2,200£343£296£3,323£3,32318.1390
31/12/06£2,435£1,944£491£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,295£1,967£327£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,105£1,705£400£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 61%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 21.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 50 years

http://www.st-christophers.hampstead.sch.uk/

secretary@stchristophers.london

020 7435 1521

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 51 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

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

Age Range of Trustees: 46-63
  • SARAH KAVANAUGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Child And Adolescent Psychotherapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/1973, number: 312999
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/12/1972, number: 01088993
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: 14 days late, AR19: 16 days late, AR12: 129 days late,
Main office

ST. CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL
32 BELSIZE LANE
LONDON
NW3 5AE

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL BELSIZE LANE HAMPSTEAD AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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