Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE 

Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. Today it is an independent boys' boarding school whose charitable purpose is the advancement of education by the provision, support and conduct of a school and ancillary or incidental educational activities for the benefit of students and/or the wider community; and the preservation and maintenance of the College's historic buildings and Collections.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • There is a pension deficit of £11,818,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£100,368£102,578£-2,210£9,897£562,130£185,48521.71,10738
31/08/21£84,951£86,393£-1,442£8,785£542,406£11,9711.71,05521
31/08/20£77,979£83,421£-5,442£6,302£453,204£132,191191,01920
31/08/19£76,252£79,783£-3,531£5,574£444,173£128,21819.31,00512
31/08/18£73,150£78,055£-4,905£4,563£437,171£135,96720.99958
31/08/17£73,378£74,907£-1,529£5,764£415,150£133,84021.49830
31/08/16£62,833£66,251£-3,418£3,747£373,983£121,82922.19810
31/08/15£67,151£60,488£6,663£1,652£370,317£130,15625.86460
31/08/14£61,927£58,701£3,226£3,039£344,456£120,02824.56600
31/08/13£55,750£55,381£369£3,220£314,423£107,93523.46580
31/08/12£60,293£51,398£8,895£2,321£290,055£98,697236540
31/08/11£59,491£60,343£-852£11,102£249,652£18,2843.66540

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 183%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 33%
Reserves/Spending: 21.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.etoncollege.com

clerk@etoncollege.org.uk

01753370542

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Windsor And Maidenhead,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 1,107 employees
  • 38 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Eton College
£60,000 03/07/2023
Funding to endow in perpetuity one pupil's place at a new free school to be opened in Middlesbrough by Eton College in partnership with Star Academies.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2010, number: 1139086
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE BURSARY
ETON COLLEGE
WINDSOR
SL4 6DJ

Objectives

A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL KNOWN AS ETON COLLEGE AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING THE CONDUCT OF SERVICES IN ITS CHAPEL OR CHAPELS) FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS (BEING PERSONS ENROLLED ON A COURSE OF STUDY PROVIDED BY ETON COLLEGE AND / OR THE WIDER COMMUNITY; AND IN SO FAR AS IT IS NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE OBJECT SET OUT IN A ABOVE: B. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR OF: (A) THE BUILDINGS AND FABRIC OF ETON COLLEGE (INCLUDING THE CHAPELS OF THE COLLEGE) WHICH ARE OF ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC IMPORTANCE; AND (B) THE FURNITURE, PICTURES AND CHATTELS OF ANY DESCRIPTION HAVING HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST CONNECTED WITH THE COLLEGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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