Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BEECH LODGE SCHOOL LIMITED 

The organisation is a special school in Berkshire for children between 7 and 18 years of age. The organisation aims to reach out to those children whose needs may not be fulfilled in a mainstream setting and provides facilities and services to staff, parents and pupils in order to facilitate the provision of excellent education. Expertise in social & emotional difficulties caused by early trauma.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£2,974£2,776£197£6£438£4381.9520
31/08/21*£2,331£2,204£127£10£341£3411.9460
31/08/20*£1,980£1,812£169£18£217£2171.4390
31/08/19?*£807£927£-120£0£48£480.6290
31/12/18£1,239£1,135£104£0£80£800.9230
31/12/17£752£796£-44£0£48£480.7180
31/12/16£594£598£-3£0£92£921.8150
31/12/15£493£409£84£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£241£251£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£215£194£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 76%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.beechlodgeschool.co.uk

info@beechlodgeschool.co.uk

01242246452

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 52 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2013, number: 1151323
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2012, number: 08168311
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR21: 166 days late, AR20: 211 days late, AR19: 85 days late,
Main office

Beech Lodge School
Stubbings Lane
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 6QL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT BEECH LODGE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 7 AND 16 YEARS OF AGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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