Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE, BRADFIELD 

St Andrew's College, Bradfield includes Bradfield College which is a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 13-18, and St Andrew's School which is a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 3-13.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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
  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 £200,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 59 years

www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk

clerk@bradfieldcollege.org.uk

01189644500

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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
31/08/23£42,897£43,436£-539£3,817£47,919£46,71012.96760
31/08/22£44,607£39,091£5,516£3,189£48,462£47,22914.56510
31/08/21£28,924£30,001£-1,076£3,225£42,098£41,13616.55320
31/08/20£28,056£29,315£-1,259£3,272£42,082£41,25516.95580
31/08/19£29,872£28,325£1,547£2,901£42,216£41,28617.55490
31/08/18£28,057£26,869£1,188£2,903£40,703£39,74117.75260
31/08/17£27,325£25,736£1,590£2,818£39,511£38,553185270
31/08/16£25,685£24,516£1,169£0£37,864£36,96318.15150
31/08/15£23,661£22,106£1,554£319£36,523£35,70519.42870
31/08/14£24,033£22,583£1,450£208£34,988£34,15018.12720
31/08/13£21,299£19,850£1,449£424£33,490£32,70019.82700
31/08/12£19,711£18,562£1,148£253£31,951£31,25220.22550
31/08/11£20,184£17,844£2,340£169£31,225£30,58220.62440
31/08/10£20,485£16,924£3,561£188£28,878£28,247202430
31/08/09£16,861£15,898£963£239£25,306£24,44918.52280
31/08/08£15,299£14,865£433£128£24,430£23,73319.22150
31/08/07£14,543£13,853£690£112£24,143£23,32920.22100
31/08/06£12,271£13,175£-904£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£11,765£11,703£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£12,445£10,817£1,628£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 104%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Berkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 676 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/17 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1965, number: 309089
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

BRADFIELD COLLEGE
BRADFIELD
READING
RG7 6AU

Objectives

A SCHOOL FOR THE CAREFUL EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS AS LOVING CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND USEFUL LEARNING AND THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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