Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ROSSALL SCHOOL 

Provide general education/schooling
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£16,377£16,986£-609£377£7,317£5,5053.92474
31/08/22£15,517£15,343£174£275£7,899£6,0424.72244
31/08/21£12,290£12,404£-114£164£7,804£5,9605.82284
31/08/20£11,407£12,194£-786£219£7,891£6,0355.92228
31/08/19£11,804£11,900£-96£444£8,703£6,8186.92568
31/08/18£11,416£11,437£-21£453£8,805£6,8207.22420
31/08/17£9,555£10,652£-1,097£364£8,802£6,9317.82050
31/08/16£10,069£10,508£-439£353£9,867£7,9959.12360
31/08/15£11,773£10,960£813£426£11,444£9,54010.42170
31/08/14£12,034£10,760£1,274£56£8,938£8,6479.62110
31/08/13£12,097£10,338£1,758£84£7,664£7,4358.62100
31/08/12£11,695£10,744£951£61£5,906£5,6986.41950
31/08/11£10,977£10,015£962£137£4,954£4,7065.61800
31/08/10£8,437£8,627£-190£102£2,072£1,5902.21710
31/08/09£8,135£9,115£-980£24£2,262£1,8712.51770
31/08/08£8,425£9,191£-766£27£3,243£2,8333.71720
31/08/07£8,299£8,450£-151£27£4,009£3,6445.21740
31/08/06£7,650£7,639£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£7,518£7,299£219£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£7,347£7,246£101£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 56%
Liabilities/Income: 57%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years

www.rossallschool.org.uk

bursar@rossall.org.uk

01253774201

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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
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 247 employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/05/1965, number: 526685
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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; AR05: 31 days late,
Main office

Rossall School
Broadway
Fleetwood
FY7 8JW

Objectives

PROVISION AT A MODERATE COST FOR THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF CLERGYMEN AND OTHERS, WITHOUT LIMIT OF AGE, A CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST CLASS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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