Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

TERRA NOVA SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED 

The School's aim as an educational charity for children is to benefit the public by providing first class education, independent of the State system. A day school, with boarding facilities, which aims for the highest quality of academic tuition and the development of sporting, artistic and social skills. The School also makes available its facilities to members of the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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*£3,880£4,555£-675£0£1,840£1,5274820
31/08/21£3,517£3,605£-88£3,599£2,476£2,1817.3791
31/08/20£3,298£3,292£6£3,283£2,564£2,2488.2791
31/08/19£3,269£3,156£113£3,147£2,558£2,2228.47710
31/08/18£3,314£3,004£310£2,999£2,445£2,1008.4778
31/08/17£3,137£3,000£137£2,995£2,135£1,7697.1650
31/08/16£2,967£2,698£269£2,688£1,999£1,6117.2660
31/08/15£2,845£2,720£125£2,720£1,729£1,3195.8660
31/08/14£2,842£2,879£-38£2,879£1,604£1,1664.9650
31/08/13?£2,839£3,025£-185£3,025£1,642£1,1764.7630
31/07/12£2,711£2,611£101£9£1,827£1,3326.1640
31/07/11£2,317£2,539£-223£8£1,727£1,2115.7640
31/07/10?*£2,560£2,241£319£9£1,949£1,4007.5410
31/08/09£2,147£2,503£-356£9£1,584£1,0515540
31/08/08£2,850£2,324£525£11£1,939£1,3857.1510
31/08/07£2,279£2,063£216£6£1,414£8925.2390
31/08/06£1,960£1,955£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05?£2,365£2,360£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,687£1,637£50£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(68 years as a company)

www.tnschool.co.uk

office@tnschool.co.uk

01477571251

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 82 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: 37-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1963, number: 525919
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/09/1955, number: 00554799
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 297 days late, AR10: 2 days late,
Main office

Terra Nova Preparatory School
Jodrell Bank
Holmes Chapel
CREWE
CW4 8BT

Objectives

INDEPENDENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL(S) FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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