Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

WEST KIRBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

The objects of the charity are the education and care of children with complex special needs, who are recognised by their Local Education Authority as having communication, social, medical, emotional and behavioural problems.

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
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
There is a pension deficit of £341,000

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
31/08/23		£7,049	£6,704	£345	£0	£10,714	£10,599	19	128	2
31/08/22		£6,673	£6,307	£366	£0	£10,585	£10,460	19.9	116	0
31/08/21		£6,148	£5,291	£857	£0	£9,070	£8,101	18.4	107	0
31/08/20?		£8,258	£6,772	£1,486	£3	£7,407	£6,448	11.4	102	0
31/03/19		£5,515	£5,223	£292	£3	£5,816	£4,854	11.2	103	0
31/03/18	*	£5,428	£5,101	£326	£3	£5,572	£4,607	10.8	121	0
31/03/17		£4,944	£4,889	£55	£0	£4,829	£3,853	9.5	120	0
31/03/16	*	£4,628	£4,536	£92	£0	£5,781	£4,810	12.7	117	0
31/03/15		£4,702	£4,326	£376	£42	£5,304	£4,375	12.1	115	0
31/03/14		£4,891	£4,314	£576	£40	£6,170	£5,319	14.8	115	0
31/03/13		£4,573	£4,217	£356	£41	£5,660	£4,925	14	108	0
31/03/12		£4,353	£3,853	£500	£40	£5,694	£4,950	15.4	110	0
31/03/11		£4,462	£4,112	£349	£37	£5,794	£5,048	14.7	107	0
31/03/10		£4,597	£4,247	£350	£38	£3,917	£3,178	9	115	0
31/03/09		£4,651	£4,125	£525	£35	£3,588	£2,832	8.2	112	0
31/03/08		£4,684	£3,986	£698	£35	£4,310	£3,629	10.9	113	0
31/03/07	*	£4,309	£3,627	£682	£31	£4,350	£3,683	12.2	116	0
31/03/06		£3,772	£3,220	£551	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,548	£2,845	£703	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£3,036	£2,563	£473	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 19 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 62 years
(99 years as a company)

wkrs.co.uk

lbott@wkrs.co.uk

01516323201

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

128 employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-61

DEBORAH GOULD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister

JULIE MERRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

MELANIE SIAN THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo & Principal

STEPHEN PEACOCK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engineer

THOMAS JONATHAN WHITWORTH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Headteacher

BRIAN BELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clergy, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW, WEST KIRBY,

PHILIP DEAKIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Cfo, Other trusteeship: MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

PETER NEIL MERITY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HOUSING INITIATIVES (U.K) LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207790
Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1924, number: 00200018

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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; AR18: 112 days late, AR16: 23 days late, AR07: 21 days late,

Main office

West Kirby Educational Trust
Meols Drive
West Kirby
Wirral
CH48 5DH

Objectives

1.1 The Charity's objects (“the Objects”) are the education and care of children and young people with complex special needs by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing):1.1.1 the operation of schools and colleges providing tailored education to children and young people who have a range of complex social communication difficulties and associated learning needs including social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorders and ADHD;1.1.2 the provision of care for children and young people who have a range of complex social communication difficulties and associated learning needs;1.1.3 the provision of clinical services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and therapeutic support services.1.2 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1. MERSEYSIDE 2. NATIONAL

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