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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

TONBRIDGE SCHOOL 

The objects of the charity are the advancement of education by the provision and conduct of a school at Tonbridge for boys as boarders, and, if the trustees think fit, as day boys and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the overall benefit of the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £1,914,355
miles

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
30/06/23£43,423£41,409£2,013£1,739£47,821£41,87412.177192
30/06/22£50,077£37,767£12,310£1,504£45,558£40,33312.874194
30/06/21£33,777£29,827£3,951£1,129£33,151£28,21411.464790
30/06/20£31,399£31,203£196£2,106£28,805£24,7549.569376
30/06/19£32,474£31,632£843£2,058£28,828£24,7119.466277
30/06/18£31,905£29,335£2,570£1,898£27,983£23,9039.86620
30/06/17£31,719£30,412£1,308£1,602£25,358£21,2628.46560
30/06/16£30,909£27,928£2,981£1,531£23,747£19,8108.56480
30/06/15£28,683£25,632£3,051£2,320£22,722£18,9518.94090
30/06/14£25,829£24,424£1,405£2,116£19,547£15,8597.83980
30/06/13£24,703£22,731£1,972£1,994£18,050£14,2897.53900
30/06/12£23,932£21,548£2,384£1,690£15,837£12,62874040
30/06/11£22,429£20,823£1,606£1,623£13,538£10,38064070
30/06/10£21,402£19,398£2,003£1,493£11,522£9,2175.74000
30/06/09£20,075£18,966£1,109£1,402£9,542£7,4634.73930
30/06/08£19,250£17,130£2,120£1,436£8,547£6,3934.53730
30/06/07£18,346£15,686£2,661£1,324£6,725£4,6023.53590
30/06/06£16,730£15,688£1,042£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£14,534£14,019£515£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£13,233£12,423£811£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 12.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.tonbridge-school.co.uk

Jane.Fentiman@tonbridge-school.org

01732365555

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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
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 771 employees
  • 92 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2003, number: 1097977
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2003, number: 04787097
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

TONBRIDGE SCHOOL
HIGH STREET
TONBRIDGE
TN9 1JP

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL IN OR NEAR TONBRIDGE FOR BOYS AS BOARDERS AND, IF THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT, AS DAY BOYS, AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
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