Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

ALTON CONVENT SCHOOL CHARITY 

To advance the Roman Catholic faith by the education of children in the Christian tradition at Alton Convent School, an independent school for day pupils.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender 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£4,869£4,774£94£79£7£708010
31/08/21£4,602£4,638£-35£38£-87£-87-0.28614
31/08/20*£5,289£5,484£-195£38£-121£-133-0.31005
31/08/19*£5,708£5,899£-191£36£74£560.11035
31/08/18£5,486£5,867£-381£57£265£1960.41030
31/08/17*£5,630£5,808£-178£36£645£6221.31050
31/08/16£5,513£5,622£-110£55£824£8241.81420
31/08/15£5,560£5,492£67£97£933£93321330
31/08/14£5,380£5,144£236£69£866£7601.81240
31/08/13£5,202£4,932£269£107£630£6011.51150
31/08/12£4,938£4,733£205£90£361£3610.91110
31/08/11£4,769£4,569£200£47£156£1560.41060
31/08/10£4,444£4,439£5£26£-44£-44-0.1990
31/08/09£4,273£4,316£-43£49£-49£-53-0.1970
31/08/08*£4,073£4,029£44£65£-5£-13-0950
31/08/07£3,771£3,721£51£63£-49£-54-0.2950
31/08/06*£3,450£3,455£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£3,087£3,028£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£2,841£2,772£69£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 100%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.altonschool.co.uk

bursar@altonschool.co.uk

0142082070

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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 services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 80 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 80-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1998, number: 1071684
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/05/1998, number: 03557232
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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; AR20: 5 days late, AR19: 58 days late, AR17: 83 days late, AR08: 4 days late, AR06: 24 days late, AR05: 26 days late, AR04: 95 days late,
Main office

Alton School
Anstey Lane
ALTON
GU34 2NG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH BY THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RITES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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