Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CHRIST COLLEGE, BRECON 

Education of children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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

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£8,880£8,516£364£246£16,150£14,25220.11314
31/08/22£8,042£7,279£763£118£15,772£13,88122.91314
31/08/21£7,114£6,556£558£122£15,326£13,37824.51274
31/08/20£7,593£6,769£824£114£14,024£12,49522.21344
31/08/19£8,419£7,557£862£0£13,339£11,78518.71414
31/08/18£8,013£7,031£982£0£12,526£11,02818.81570
31/08/17£7,827£7,059£768£0£11,463£10,24017.41560
31/08/16£7,381£6,968£413£20£10,458£9,40216.21600
31/08/15£6,498£6,795£-297£86£9,870£7,66613.51370
31/08/14£7,769£8,096£-327£255£10,182£8,25812.21320
31/08/13£7,866£7,838£28£281£10,407£8,61913.21340
31/08/12£7,132£7,249£-117£236£10,116£8,64814.31330
31/08/11£7,022£7,168£-146£225£10,234£8,68214.51290
31/08/10£6,582£6,655£-73£219£10,315£8,93216.11210
31/08/09£6,185£6,508£-323£236£10,220£9,02516.61180
31/08/08£5,987£6,177£-190£268£10,725£9,67018.8960
31/08/07£5,437£5,565£-128£241£11,235£10,23422.1940
31/08/06£5,919£5,311£608£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£8,306£5,134£3,172£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£4,716£4,831£-115£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years

www.christcollegebrecon.com

martin.allen@christcollegebrecon.com

01874615440

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 131 employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1964, number: 525744
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Main office

CHRIST COLLEGE
BRECON
LD3 8AF

Objectives

A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A CHRISTIAN AND LIBERAL EDUCATION PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNORS MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION ADMIT GIRLS TO THE SCHOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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