Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

SINCE 2005 THE TRUST HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN FUND-RAISING AND APPEAL ACTIVITITIES TO RAISE MONIES TO TO IMPROVE SCHOOL AMENITIES, RESOURCES AND TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23£19£3£16n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£29£14£15n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£22£27£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£32£29£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£27£31£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£23£17£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£21£70£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£17£2£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£11£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£8£0£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£107£34£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£277£222£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£269£0£269£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£137£0£137£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/07£71£0£71£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/06*£46£4£42£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
05/04/04£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

www.swchs.net

plankester@swchs.net

01799513030

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - School Games Organiser
£15,867 08/09/2023
The project will support 450 SGOs who work across the country to support schools in their local area: to coordinate appropriate competitive opportunities for all young people from Key Stage 2-4, to ....more
Sport England - School Games Organiser
£7,933 14/03/2023
Funding under Sport England's School Games Organisers funding programme for a Revenue project titled School Games Organiser. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/1988, number: 298343
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 36 days late, AR19: 97 days late, AR15: 25 days late, AR13: 188 days late, AR08: 75 days late, AR06: 347 days late,
Main office

SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
AUDLEY END ROAD
SAFFRON WALDEN
CB11 4UH

Objectives

(A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY). (B) FOSTERING MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHOPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL. (C) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SAFFRON WALDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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