Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD 

Nursery, primary and secondary school
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • 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
31/08/22£8,922£8,459£464£0£1,902£1,8922.710040
31/08/21£7,999£7,870£129£0£1,439£1,4192.29530
31/08/20£7,483£7,412£71£0£1,309£1,25728630
31/08/19?£4,888£5,293£-405£0£1,239£1,1482.68760
31/12/18£7,140£7,365£-225£0£1,644£1,5152.58840
31/12/17£7,010£6,782£229£0£2,643£2,4594.4730
31/12/16£6,785£6,457£328£0£2,415£2,1724700
31/12/15£6,327£6,061£266£10£2,087£1,7413.4660
31/12/14£5,999£6,035£-36£10£1,820£1,3922.8640
31/12/13£5,482£5,465£17£10£1,856£1,2732.8620
31/12/12£5,141£4,665£476£10£1,839£1,1683590
31/12/11£3,173£2,155£1,017£8£1,364£7023.9510
31/12/10£1,066£1,026£40£7£346£3444160
31/12/09£983£957£26£6£307£3053.8190
31/12/08£869£867£2£6£281£2793.9100
31/12/07*£847£803£44£803£279£2774.1110
31/12/06*£800£744£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£733£727£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£815£750£65£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 31 years

www.cfbl.org.uk

v.baudin@cfbl.org.uk

02079937400

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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
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 100 employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/1993, number: 1027932
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/03/1993, number: 02804123
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 145 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

College Francais Bilingue De
Londres
87 Holmes Road
LONDON
NW5 3AX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN A FRENCH OR BROADER CURRICULUM, WHETHER FOR PUPILS OF FRENCH NATIONALITY OR OTHERWISE; AND (B) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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