Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

KIMBOLTON SCHOOL

The object of the School is to advance education of boys and girls by the provision of a school in or near to the parish of Kimbolton and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £38,909,530 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£18,610£18,769£-159£86£42,733£38,91024.933962
31/08/22£17,817£17,041£776£74£41,838£37,98626.732482
31/08/21£15,763£14,782£981£22£39,692£35,82729.129684
31/08/20£14,829£14,753£76£31£39,411£35,53028.921820
31/08/19£16,018£15,689£329£67£38,544£34,61626.530930
31/08/18£14,819£14,767£52£47£38,528£34,52928.12090
31/08/17£14,530£14,297£234£65£38,405£34,36928.82960
31/08/16*£13,980£13,586£394£66£38,044£33,949302910
31/08/15£13,477£12,396£1,081£100£25,972£23,45222.72000
31/08/14£12,761£12,787£-26£108£25,608£23,04921.61920
31/08/13£12,969£11,602£1,367£103£25,418£22,89723.71900
31/08/12£12,155£11,377£777£83£24,271£21,764231900
31/08/11£11,447£10,357£1,090£96£23,848£21,35724.71890
31/08/10£11,434£10,435£999£93£22,257£19,78022.71850
31/08/09£10,457£9,743£714£175£22,595£20,12524.81860
31/08/08£9,909£8,845£1,064£151£22,296£2,8263.81730
31/08/07£8,970£8,294£676£217£20,692£1,2321.81710
31/08/06£8,575£7,803£772n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£8,059£7,129£930n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£7,657£6,990£668n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 24.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk

headmaster@kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk

01480860505

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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
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-72
  • CHRISTOPHER DODD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
  • CLLR JONATHAN ALEXANDER GRAY (Chair)
  • CLLR IAN DEREK GARDENER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • DEBRA ANN HELLETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife
  • DR PAMELA VALERIE LOUGHNA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Senior Lecturer/Consultant Obstetrician
  • DR RICHARD SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Civil Service
  • DR ZAYHEDA KHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Commercial Officer
  • GEORGE YEANDLE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accountant (Retired)
  • HELEN HOPPERTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Invigilator
  • JOHN WILLIAM BRIDGE OBE DL
  • MARCIA BUXTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Coach And Consultant
  • PETER J FARRAR Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Headmaster
  • SARAH MARION BRERETON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • SIMON FREDERICK JOHNATHAN PAGE Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Sales Manager
  • TRACEY JANE REID Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2003, number: 1098586
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2003, number: 04726427
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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; AR16: 37 days late,
Main office

KIMBOLTON SCHOOL
KIMBOLTON
HUNTINGDON
PE28 0EA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL IN OR NEAR THE PARISH OF KIMBOLTON AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR NEAR THE PARISH OF KIMBOLTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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