Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • 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: 14 ?

CHEAM SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST 

The education of girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 13.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no 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

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

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£8,762£7,909£853£4£11,701£11,65317.71600
31/08/22£7,912£7,368£544£15£10,701£10,65317.41600
31/08/21£7,235£7,130£105£28£10,158£10,15817.11640
31/08/20£7,328£7,108£220£0£10,053£10,053171650
31/08/19£7,764£7,502£262£69£9,833£9,77915.61680
31/08/18£7,504£7,337£168£86£9,571£9,51515.61760
31/08/17£7,476£7,166£310£0£9,404£8,42414.11650
31/08/16£7,344£7,253£90£0£9,094£8,14213.51630
31/08/15£7,443£6,997£446£6,997£9,004£8,03313.81630
31/08/14£7,196£6,631£564£6,631£8,558£7,64213.81620
31/08/13£6,861£6,425£436£6,425£7,993£7,18913.41610
31/08/12£6,928£5,945£983£24£7,557£6,441131570
31/08/11£6,312£5,723£588£39£6,574£5,95012.51550
31/08/10£5,898£5,463£434£43£5,986£5,55512.21560
31/08/09£5,628£5,163£466£69£5,552£5,23512.21480
31/08/08£5,169£4,892£277£84£5,086£4,85111.91480
31/08/07£5,000£4,529£471£86£4,809£4,47011.81520
31/08/06£4,698£4,354£344£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£4,359£3,986£373£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3,974£3,509£464£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 17.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 40 years

www.cheamschool.co.uk

bursar@cheamschool.co.uk

01635267800

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 160 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: 46-68
  • TARA REEVE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Admissions Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1984, number: 290143
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1984, number: 01843219
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Cheam School
Newbury Road
Headley
Thatcham
RG19 8LD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, PROVIDE FOR AND ASSIST IN:- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, SUCH EDUCATION TO BE DESIGNED TO GIVE A SOUND CHRISTIAN AND MORAL BASIS TO ALL PUPILS, AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO EDUCATE BACKWARD AND OTHER HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. THE ADVANCEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS AND ALL ALLIED FORMS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; THE CREATION OF A LANGUAGE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF COURSES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO STUDY AND LEARN (I) FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND (II) THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WHERE THAT IF NOT THE STUDENT'S NATURAL TONGUE; THE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPLY OF FACILITIES FOR, AND IN GENERAL TO ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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