Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ARDINGLY COLLEGE LIMITED 

Independent Education for boys and girls Aged 2-18
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£29,546£27,635£1,911£1,937£21,125£20,0628.74738
31/08/22£26,389£25,519£870£1,839£19,185£18,0888.54595
31/08/21£23,829£23,634£194£1,593£17,212£16,1338.24547
31/08/20£22,652£22,624£28£1,547£16,746£15,8638.446833
31/08/19£23,112£21,833£1,279£1,828£16,375£15,5658.642922
31/08/18£22,856£20,723£2,133£1,717£15,672£15,1018.74110
31/08/17£20,634£20,126£509£1,615£13,150£12,4917.44020
31/08/16£19,112£19,832£-720£1,335£12,201£11,6757.12720
31/08/15£23,770£18,296£5,474£1,538£13,654£13,1748.62560
31/08/14£18,007£17,444£563£1,108£8,050£7,5465.22660
31/08/13£17,056£17,010£46£1,075£7,765£7,4075.22590
31/08/12£16,554£15,647£907£976£7,310£6,9715.32520
31/08/11£15,029£14,913£117£886£6,814£6,4875.22410
31/08/10£14,135£13,746£389£873£6,564£6,1235.32350
31/08/09£12,936£12,421£515£708£6,161£5,7145.52000
31/08/08£12,327£12,947£-619£594£5,751£5,3114.91970
31/08/07£10,836£10,938£-102£594£6,948£6,4527.11930
31/08/06£10,215£10,301£-86£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£9,400£9,751£-350£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£8,863£8,494£370£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.ardingly.com

sophie.koziarski@ardingly.com

01444893020

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 473 employees
  • 8 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
Based on 15/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-64
  • CECILIA ZANNA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investment Professional
  • COLIN BATY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Teacher
  • DAVID FOSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vice Principal (Education)
  • FELIX KEMPF Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Research Analyst
  • RICHARD MARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Transformation
  • GUY DIXON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Governor
  • ROBERT BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1999, number: 1076456
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1999, number: 03779971
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WOODARD SCHOOLS (SOUTHERN DIVISION) BENEFIT FUND on 02/07/2019
Main office

ARDINGLY COLLEGE
COLLEGE ROAD
ARDINGLY
HAYWARDS HEATH
RH17 6SQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE AND EXTEND EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER OR ELSEWHERE THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.1 BY CARRYING ON THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS ARDINGLY COLLEGE AND ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT IN A MANNER WHICH DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT CENTRED ON THE ANGLICAN TRADITION OF THE EUCHARIST AND AT WHICH A FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE TEACHING OF THOSE PRINCIPLES;3.2 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WOODARD CORPORATION;3.3 PROMOTING THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF ANY SCHOOL BY THE WIDER COMMUNITYAND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THOSE OBJECTS), NO OTHER PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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