Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PRIORY SCHOOL EDGBASTON TRUSTEES LIMITED 

Education of children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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 Volun-
teers
31/08/23£4,803£4,745£57£70£1,510£1,5103.8990
31/08/22*£4,481£4,458£23£0£1,453£1,4533.9990
31/08/21£4,404£4,621£-217£0£1,430£1,4303.71070
31/08/20£4,084£4,560£-476£0£1,647£1,6474.31130
31/08/19*£5,296£5,128£168£0£2,123£2,12351160
31/08/18*£5,194£4,632£562£75£1,955£1,9555.11150
31/08/17£4,865£4,326£539£0£1,393£1,3933.91070
31/08/16*£4,308£4,118£191£0£854£8402.41070
31/08/15£4,239£4,169£70£18£658£6501.91060
31/08/14£4,013£3,980£33£16£589£5721.71060
31/08/13£3,888£3,709£180£17£556£5351.71020
31/08/12£3,658£3,557£101£16£376£3501.21000
31/08/11£3,246£3,187£58£16£275£2450.9880
31/08/10£3,044£3,046£-2£17£217£1780.7860
31/08/09£2,957£2,922£35£17£219£2110.9870
31/08/08£2,714£2,834£-120£18£185£1800.8790
31/08/07£2,426£2,451£-25£16£304£3031.5730
31/08/06£2,342£2,168£174£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£2,123£2,012£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,973£1,924£49£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 38 years

www.prioryschool.net

s.brereton@prioryschool.net

01214404103

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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
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-77
  • ANNE CLEARY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • SHERNICE RAI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Lecturer
  • VISHAL NAIK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1986, number: 518009
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/07/1986, number: 02042309
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 129 days late, AR19: 97 days late, AR18: 18 days late, AR16: 25 days late,
Main office

Priory School
Sir Harrys Road
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2UR

Objectives

The objects of the Charity (Objects) are to advance education by continuing in Birmingham or elsewhere in the United Kingdom a day or boarding school or schools for the education of children of either or both sexes and all denominations, being a school or schools that shall provide to infants, children and students a high quality of general instruction together with moral and spiritual guidance and each such School shall be carried on as an educational charity.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

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