Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE 

The Charity is an Independent School in the North East of England and provides first class day and boarding education for students aged between 3 and 18. Facilities for study and recreation are of the highest standard and students are encouraged to achieve high academic standards with each student expected to strive for his or her personal best.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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 low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £295,987
  • 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£7,536£7,743£-207£423£3,198£3,1234.813910
31/08/22£7,362£7,037£325£351£2,725£2,6504.51291
31/08/21£5,692£6,344£-652£424£2,375£2,2994.311010
31/08/20£5,331£5,357£-26£172£3,028£2,9526.6860
31/08/19£5,079£5,308£-228£72£1,637£1,5423.5840
31/08/18£5,877£5,151£726£50£1,871£1,7424.1820
31/08/17£4,680£4,452£228£90£1,135£9742.6980
31/08/16£3,906£4,079£-174£110£900£7222.1790
31/08/15£3,981£3,975£7£45£2,561£2,3837.2940
31/08/14*£3,637£3,790£-152£49£2,554£2,3757.5920
31/08/13£3,276£3,590£-314£39£2,707£2,5338.5920
31/08/12£2,906£3,683£-777£104£3,005£2,8469.3940
31/08/11£3,366£3,670£-304£23£3,784£3,62211.8890
31/08/10£3,690£3,606£84£49£4,085£3,92513.11040
31/08/09£4,130£4,340£-210£35£4,069£3,90910.8950
31/08/08£4,130£4,340£-210£38£4,179£4,01811.1920
31/08/07£4,469£4,378£92£102£4,389£4,22711.6930
31/08/06£4,505£4,073£432£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£3,765£3,674£91£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3,522£3,393£129£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 78%
Liabilities/Income: 162%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
(127 years as a company)

www.scarboroughcollege.co.uk

ALISON.HIGGINS@SCARBOROUGHCOLLEGE.CO.UK

01723380608

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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
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 139 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE
£12,000 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78
  • JAMES CLIFFE MBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Registered Manager Children'S Social Care
  • RICHARD GUTHRIE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director - Broadland Properties
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1962, number: 529686
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/1896, number: 00050404
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • 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
  • 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; AR14: 23 days late, AR05: 6 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from COLLEGE HOLDINGS 2012 LTD on 14/03/2020
Main office

Scarborough College Ltd
Filey Road
SCARBOROUGH
YO11 3BA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES (AND SUBJECT TO SUCH PRIMARY OBJECTS AS AFORESAID)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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