Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY 

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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£21,463£20,643£820£303£13,159£12,6207.33875
31/07/21£19,650£19,403£247£259£12,254£11,5607.14723
31/07/20?£19,343£17,504£1,840£1£11,375£10,6957.345513
31/08/19£19,243£19,758£-516£4£9,574£8,9295.444114
31/08/18£18,509£18,190£319£32£10,127£9,3956.243814
31/08/17£16,790£18,227£-1,437£48£9,740£9,0215.94610
31/08/16£16,382£17,172£-790£112£11,006£10,3397.24630
31/08/15£16,562£16,301£261£55£11,843£11,3728.43080
31/08/14£15,377£15,624£-247£27£11,656£11,3528.73070
31/08/13£14,737£15,042£-305£31£11,890£11,5909.22930
31/08/12£14,735£14,670£65£38£12,032£11,7559.62850
31/08/11£15,439£13,609£1,831£28£11,930£11,80510.42720
31/08/10£13,080£12,640£440£34£10,028£9,9879.52590
31/08/09£12,785£12,522£263£30£9,530£9,4929.12550
31/08/08£12,060£11,382£678£26£9,380£9,3369.82670
31/08/07£11,265£11,059£206£46£8,800£8,7519.52570
31/08/06£11,333£10,397£936£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£9,965£9,842£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£9,674£9,494£180£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 34 years

www.kingsely.org

enquiries@kingsely.org

01353660711

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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
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 387 employees
  • 5 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

Age Range of Trustees: 43-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1989, number: 802427
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/1989, number: 02440509
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; AR05: 17 days late,
Main office

KING'S ELY
BARTON ROAD
ELY
CB7 4DB

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (THE OBJECT).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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