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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

SHREWSBURY SCHOOL FOUNDATION 

Shrewsbury School: founded by Royal Charter in 1552; one of the 'Great' public schools in the 1868 Clarendon Commission. The Shrewsbury School Foundation: established in 1965; thought to be the first charitable foundation associated with a British Independent School. It exists to create, support and enhance the provisions of Shrewsbury School, including its commitment to means tested bursaries.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,901,851 available, equivalent to 36 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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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
31/07/22£1,395£974£421£336£6,115£2,90235.700
31/07/21£958£941£17£253£5,895£2,72234.730
31/07/20£1,005£1,621£-616£353£5,432£2,67619.800
31/07/19£1,425£1,216£209£384£6,421£2,8362840
31/07/18£1,496£1,705£-209£327£6,042£2,75019.450
31/07/17£1,128£1,167£-39£327£6,197£2,93330.200
31/07/16£816£1,022£-206£0£6,023£2,7273200
31/07/15£1,022£1,326£-304£0£6,034£2,62323.700
31/07/14£1,136£669£468£0£6,252£2,58446.400
31/07/13£819£648£171£0£5,721£2,42444.900
31/07/12£603£1,023£-420£0£5,370£2,16525.400
31/07/11£782£754£28£0£5,766£2,25235.800
31/07/10£698£645£53£0£5,648£2,17140.400
31/07/09£981£514£467£0£5,510£2,03147.500
31/07/08£2,723£2,001£722£0£5,164£1,85811.120
31/07/07*£573£2,570£-1,997£0£4,451£2,16110.120
31/07/06£1,245£1,603£-358£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£951£89£862£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£2,606£78£2,528£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 34.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 35.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 29 months
Quick Ratio: 143.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years

www.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/foundation

foundation@shrewsbury.org.uk

01743 280890

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/08/1965, number: 528415
Gift Aid
  • 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; AR07: 16 days late,
Main office

THE SCHOOLS
SHREWSBURY
SY3 7BA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH SHREWSBURY SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ( WHETHER OR NOT CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN LIKE MANNER DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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