Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Reasonable growth: +1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

WISDOM SCHOOL 

To establish and maintain institutions as nurseries, weekend schools, primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to promote the advancement of education of pupils at their schools and in out-of-school environments.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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£3,098£2,972£126£0£6,946£2,0518.35510
31/08/21£2,627£2,328£298£0£6,820£1,9249.94523
31/08/20£2,198£2,106£92£0£6,521£1,6269.32810
31/08/19£1,895£1,837£58£0£6,429£-325-2.12710
31/08/18£1,689£1,661£28£0£6,371£-327-2.42710
31/08/17£1,887£1,820£67£0£6,343£-283-1.9250
31/08/16£1,352£1,347£5£0£6,276£-350-3.1250
31/08/15*£1,694£1,000£694£7£6,271£-355-4.3230
31/08/14*£4,641£1,028£3,613£38£5,577£-411-4.8190
31/08/13£3,631£805£2,826£38£3,522£-91-1.470
31/08/12*£1,362£737£624£44£696£931.580

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 87%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years
(16 years as a company)

www.northlondongrammar.com

fadak@northlondongrammar.com

02082050052

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 55 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-46
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2011, number: 1142914
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/05/2008, number: 06596179
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR15: 270 days late, AR14: 293 days late, AR12: 200 days late,
Main office

NORTH LONDON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
110 COLINDEEP LANE
LONDON
NW9 6HB

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PURPOSESA) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR SERVICES OR FACILITIES;C) THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHERS LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SUCH INSTITUTIONS AS NURSERIES, WEEKEND SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS;3. TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN EDUCATION AND TO EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF TECHNOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE EDUCATION, MUSIC, SPORTS, HUMANITIES AND ARTS AMONG STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC.4. TO ORGANIZE SUCH COURSES AND EVENTS AS THOSE WHICH WILL ASSIST THE DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP CAPACITY AND SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY BY IDENTIFYING, AND HELPING MEET THEIR NEEDS;5. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND BY ENCOURAGING THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE, RELIGION, DISABILITY OR ETHNIC ORIGIN BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BACKGROUND, QUALITIES AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN AND ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS OPERATING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND BY PROMOTING ATTITUDES, CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT LONDONESSEXHERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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