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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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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£18,124£17,703£421£6£3,790£3,3442.33340
31/08/21£17,034£17,113£-79£7£4,534£3,0282.13480
31/08/20£16,847£16,983£-136£13£4,436£3,2102.33650
31/08/19£16,908£16,195£713£162£3,731£3,5432.63140
31/08/18£15,246£14,276£969£13£2,505£1,7741.53070
31/08/17£14,504£13,716£788£50£3,051£2,3442.12850
30/08/16£14,358£14,177£180£0£2,262£1,7951.53060
30/08/15*£15,213£14,821£391£17£2,082£1,7601.42390
31/08/14£13,804£13,411£393£18£1,700£1,2271.12310
31/08/13£12,952£12,641£311£17£1,285£1,1231.12260
31/08/12£12,317£11,930£387£14£959£8250.82380
31/08/11£11,743£11,629£115£14£567£4390.52060
31/08/10£11,056£10,925£131£15£445£3270.42040
31/08/09£10,528£10,544£-16£13£313£2060.22030
31/08/08£9,683£9,749£-66£14£342£2270.32020
31/08/07£9,737£9,779£-42£12£428£2930.42280
31/08/06*£9,143£9,314£-170£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05?£5,722£5,701£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8,256£8,233£23£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: INF%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 66%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 334 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • SEAN BREW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1978, number: 276784
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 58 days late, AR06: 32 days late,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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