Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY

The Society seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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 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
31/12/22	£680	£1,337	£-657	£3	£24,871	£23,220	208.4	4	0
31/12/21	£650	£1,142	£-493	£0	£29,567	£27,714	291.1	3	0
31/12/20	£647	£1,011	£-364	£2	£26,921	£25,171	298.7	3	0
31/12/19	£801	£1,188	£-387	£0	£27,056	£25,306	255.6	2	0
31/12/18	£738	£1,321	£-583	£0	£23,575	£22,529	204.7	2	1
31/12/17	£739	£1,103	£-364	£0	£25,616	£24,477	266.4	2	0
31/12/16	£719	£915	£-197	£91	£23,817	£22,781	298.6	2	0
31/12/15	£670	£948	£-278	£19	£21,685	£20,764	262.8	2	0
31/12/14	£753	£816	£-63	£26	£21,962	£21,047	309.6	1	0
31/12/13	£642	£658	£-16	£17	£21,575	£20,689	377.3	1	0
31/12/12	£604	£648	£-44	£16	£18,703	£17,939	332.4	1	0
31/12/11	£593	£661	£-68	£14	£17,333	£16,628	301.7	1	0
31/12/10	£506	£445	£61	£12	£18,457	£17,711	477.5	2	0
31/12/09	£563	£502	£61	£15	£16,637	£15,970	381.8	2	0
31/12/08	£558	£619	£-61	£12	£11,403	£10,965	212.5	2	0
31/12/07	£555	£571	£-15	£12	£15,451	£14,829	311.9	1	0
31/12/06	£437	£493	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£422	£357	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£474	£374	£100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 208.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.bfss.org.uk

02079227814

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

SUELA AKSOY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

ANOOD AL-SAMERAI Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

CHARLOTTE CASHMAN Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

DAVID BARON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

DAVID CROWTHER Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

JANE CREASY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

JANICE MILLER Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST, Home-Start Berkshire East,

NICK TESSEYMAN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

PROFESSOR JOY PALMER COOPER Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/04/1964, number: 314286

Gift Aid

NOT 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

BFSS
7-14 Great Dover Street
LONDON
SE1 4YR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTS, IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE AIM OF THE SOCIETY HAS CONSTANTLY BEEN TO DEVELOP THE THE PHYSICAL, MORAL AND MENTAL NATURE OF THE PUPILS HISTORICALLY IN ITS OWN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BY GIVING THE BEST SECULAR INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING, BY USING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WITHOUT ANY CATECHISM OR FORMERLY DISTINCTIVE OF ANY RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION, AND MORE RECENTLY IN OTHER WAYS AND IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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