Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

QUEEN ALEXANDRA COLLEGE 

Queen Alexandra College is a national charity for people who are vision impaired and/or have other disabilities. We offer a wide choice of qualifications as well as training in independent living skills and work preparation programmes. Our experienced staff includes mobility officers, speech and language therapists, nurses, counsellors, personal tutors, key workers and a benefits officer.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 26 years

www.qac.ac.uk

enquiries@qac.ac.uk

01214285022

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UN SDGs
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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£14,500£14,114£387£540£13,041£11,7861042311
31/07/21*£12,590£12,444£146£429£12,823£11,56011.134411
31/07/20£12,780£12,113£666£448£12,251£10,99610.933320
31/07/19?*£12,003£11,602£401£574£11,685£10,47610.83145
31/08/18£11,787£11,651£136£69£11,193£9,7021030414
31/08/17£10,225£10,296£-70£742£10,986£9,401113710
31/08/16*£10,239£9,929£309£802£10,862£9,17211.12420
31/08/15£9,805£9,950£-145£796£10,400£5,0256.12440
31/08/14£10,912£10,164£748£814£10,558£5,07162570
31/08/13£10,517£8,916£1,602£658£9,699£5,0196.82120
31/08/12£8,008£7,893£115£608£7,922£4,8467.42000
31/08/11£7,725£7,260£464£570£7,773£4,7317.81740
31/08/10£6,867£6,697£170£557£7,309£4,3767.81580
31/08/09£7,182£6,559£622£544£7,139£4,1117.51550
31/08/08£6,892£5,912£980£458£6,516£3,4206.91450
31/08/07£6,177£5,570£607£469£5,537£2,4425.31380
31/08/06£6,558£5,222£1,336£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£5,217£5,318£-101£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£5,262£4,989£273£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 10 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 423 employees
  • 11 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Clothworkers Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,307
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Urban Wilderness Changing Rooms
£9,550 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to provide an accessible changing area for young people with disabilities. The project aims to support them in their activities and increase their access to the outdoor ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/11/2021
Community Services Hub Development
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Activities for All
£9,757 18/12/2020
6
The group will use the funding to provide holiday activities for young people living with disabilities. This will help to reduce social isolation and improve the mental health and wellbeing of these ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Let's Get Jammin'
£5,000 12/11/2020
Queen Alexandra College is a specialist college and registered charity, supporting young people with disabilities. The project will develop and deliver a community based music provision, offering ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Queen Alexandra College
£25,000 05/11/2019
conversion of a building into classroom spaces for a charity which works with people with disabilities nationally
National Lottery Community Fund - Mindful Behaviour Management
£8,968 26/10/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver yoga and outdoor activity classes to students, aiming to promote independence, mental health and wellbeing among students.
National Lottery Community Fund - QAC Radio
£10,000 04/07/2013
12
This is a project by a charity in Birmingham. The group will use the funding to develop a college community radio station to be run by students who are living with a range of disabilities. This will ....more
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Queen Alexandra College (QAC)
£2,500 17/10/2011
Purchase of equipment for performing arts
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-81
  • JULIE REED Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Clinical Psychologist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1997, number: 1065794
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/1997, number: 03387540
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • 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; AR21: 7 days late, AR19: 24 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

QUEEN ALEXANDRA COLLEGE
49 COURT OAK ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B17 9TG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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