Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

FAIRLEY HOUSE SCHOOL 

Special educational needs school for dyslexic and dyspraxic children aged 6 -13. Unique whole school trans-disciplinary approach integrates education with occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. Charity aims to provide a period of intensive remediation and then return pupils into mainstream education at the earliest opportunity - average stay at the school is seven terms.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • 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

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£7,992£6,841£1,151£4£7,909£1090.2730
31/08/22£6,527£6,508£19£23£6,758£1080.2750
31/08/21£6,451£6,273£178£1£6,739£1410.3810
31/08/20£6,523£6,514£9£2£6,606£6,44011.9900
31/08/19£6,565£6,436£129£6£6,597£6,41412840
31/08/18£6,523£6,395£128£1£6,468£6,26811.8820
31/08/17£6,453£6,144£308£1£6,341£6,16312840
31/08/16£6,182£6,013£169£6£6,033£5,88411.7850
31/08/15£5,647£5,366£282£13£5,864£5,72912.8760
31/08/14£5,777£5,138£639£15£5,582£5,41312.6680
31/08/13£5,517£4,769£748£14£4,943£4,77312630
31/08/12£4,618£4,143£475£14£4,196£4,15312590
31/08/11£4,521£4,186£335£13£3,721£3,67810.5600
31/08/10£4,038£3,683£355£12£3,386£3,34810.9530
31/08/09£3,482£3,321£161£12£3,031£3,03111470
31/08/08£3,535£3,295£241£12£2,870£2,87010.5450
31/08/07£2,914£2,789£125£11£2,629£2,62911.3430
31/08/06£2,538£2,547£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£2,727£2,680£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£2,681£2,495£186£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 43 years

www.fairleyhouse.org.uk

enquiries@fairleyhouse.org.uk

0207 976 5456

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 73 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-65
  • ALI AZAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant Director
  • LAWRENCE DORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Co-Founder & Partner Of The Drd Partnership
  • REBECCA SHALOM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Ind Markets, Strategy & Client Relations
  • JOLYON LUKE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Investment Banker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/1981, number: 281680
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/1980, number: 01535096
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 14 days late,
Main office

FAIRLEY HOUSE SCHOOL
30 CAUSTON STREET
LONDON
SW1P 4AU

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND/OR DYSPRAXIA AND/OR RELATED LEARNING OR LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES; AND3.2 TO UNDERTAKE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND PROBLEMS OF AND ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA AND RELATED LEARNING OR LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES AND INTO THE METHODS OF DIAGNOSING ASSESSING ADVISING ON TREATING AND EDUCATING SUCH CHILDREN, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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