Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    MICHAEL HALL SCHOOL 

    Steiner Waldorf School
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
    • There is a pension deficit of £1,068,000
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
    31/07/23£4,088£4,000£88£35£6,526£5,50116.510240
    31/07/22*£3,393£3,535£-142£37£6,376£5,34718.210750
    31/07/21£3,788£3,902£-114£179£6,232£5,2061611965
    31/07/20£4,048£4,739£-691£112£4,309£3,3578.513042
    31/07/19£3,919£4,271£-351£67£5,022£4,07311.4153100
    31/07/18£4,182£3,781£402£74£5,347£4,425141310
    31/07/17£4,186£5,875£-1,689£61£4,923£4,0208.21210
    31/07/16£4,077£4,030£47£118£6,707£5,82517.31220
    31/07/15£3,894£3,901£-7£149£3,947£3,0789.5910
    31/07/14£4,001£4,064£-63£103£3,932£3,0949.1920
    31/07/13£4,158£3,879£279£132£3,973£3,1259.7950
    31/07/12£3,918£3,946£-28£106£3,642£2,8178.6960
    31/07/11£4,061£3,775£286£99£3,666£2,8469930
    31/07/10£3,591£3,796£-205£109£3,197£2,3817.5930
    31/07/09£3,448£3,433£15£46£3,382£2,5779890
    31/07/08£3,185£3,135£50£85£3,387£2,5719.8910
    31/07/07£3,156£3,084£72£161£3,364£2,5299.8850
    31/07/06£2,980£3,166£-186£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/05*£2,868£2,946£-78£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/04£2,571£2,783£-212£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 16%
    Liabilities/Income: 36%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
    Reserves/Spending: 16.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.3
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 61 years
    (69 years as a company)

    http://www.michaelhall.co.uk/

    accounts@michaelhall.co.uk

    01342 822275

    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 human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • East Sussex,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • MICHAEL HALL SCHOOL LIMITED
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1963, number: 307006
    • Registered at Companies House on 08/10/1954, number: 00539034
    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
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR22: 79 days late, AR05: 8 days late,
    Main office

    Kidbrooke Park
    Priory Road
    Forest Row
    East Sussex
    RH18 5JA

    Objectives

    A SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ON THE METHODS ADVOCATED BY DR RUDOLF STEINER.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WEALDEN

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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