Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

AVANTI EDUCATION LIMITED 

Provision of nursery school facilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £237,804 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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£531£518£13£0£-238£-238-5.584
31/08/21*£491£473£18n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/08/20£218£436£-218n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 175%
Liabilities/Income: 105%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years
(6 years as a company)

ael@avanti.org

07483438417

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-44
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2020, number: 1187834
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/2017, number: 11108035
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR21: 62 days late,
Main office

21 BRINKBURN GARDENS
EDGWARE
HA8 5PL

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS (THE ÔOBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND SUCH OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BY:Ò PROVIDING DAY CARE AND LEARNING-ORIENTATED ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOL INFANTS AND CHILDREN, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OFSTED REGISTERED PRE-SCHOOL CENTRES/NURSERIES;Ò SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING TRAINING IN THE AREA OF CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION; ANDÒ MAKING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO (I) HELP ESTABLISH (AND TO SUPPORT EXISTING) OFSTED REGISTERED PRE-SCHOOL CENTRES/NURSERIES AND/OR (II) SUPPORT AND PROMOTE TRAINING IN THE AREA OF CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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