Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE WELLINGTON COLLEGE 

The Charity aims to provide a world-class education that will enable its pupils to realise their full potential in academic, sporting, artistic and social skills and to engender in them a spirit of self-confidence, a desire to serve the wider community, an international outlook and an enthusiastic attitude to work and life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
Established: 60 years

www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk

sjxc@wellingtoncollege.org.uk

01344444000

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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
31/07/23£66,119£64,396£1,723£522£127,065£84,51915.77240
31/07/22£62,581£59,635£2,946£500£124,116£82,57716.67200
31/07/21£53,143£54,104£-961£20£121,119£81,126186640
31/07/20£64,365£57,052£7,313£12£109,808£75,61215.98350
31/07/19*£66,532£63,540£2,993£80£128,603£72,37413.79600
31/07/18*£69,859£62,436£7,423£124£124,230£67,03112.91,0120
31/07/17£57,450£48,108£9,342£196£83,989£55,75013.97800
31/07/16£52,804£46,439£6,365£3,466£71,083£42,92811.17440
31/07/15£49,558£44,001£5,557£2,638£70,932£42,93211.75580
31/07/14*£46,348£41,720£4,628£2,371£64,335£40,12511.55410
31/07/13£42,512£38,241£4,271£2,156£58,676£38,265125390
31/07/12£38,986£36,449£2,537£2,252£50,856£35,02311.55140
31/07/11£36,595£32,742£3,853£2,155£48,293£31,70211.65030
31/07/10£31,873£30,416£1,457£2,231£43,531£29,10411.54750
31/07/09£29,857£28,821£1,036£1,545£40,873£27,25911.34670
31/07/08£28,134£27,513£621£1,379£40,795£27,29411.94430
31/07/07£22,459£22,506£-47£1,387£40,881£26,78614.34660
31/07/06£19,280£18,803£477£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£19,642£18,013£1,629£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£21,073£15,222£5,851£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 77%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 15.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 724 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest,

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
Staples Trust - Performing Arts Centre
£250,000 29/11/2016
Towards its Performing Arts Centre.
Staples Trust - Anglesey House appeal for bursaries
£10,000 04/12/2015
Towards the Anglesey House appeal for bursaries.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards one week summer enrichment programme at Wellington College
£5,000 05/02/2014
Towards a one week summer enrichment programme at Wellington College for 25 pupils from state schools at the end of Year 10 to develop their voices as speakers and writers.
Woodward Charitable Trust - for the library
£10,000 01/10/2010
Towards the library.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1963, number: 309093
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
  • 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; AR19: 86 days late, AR18: 40 days late, AR14: 16 days late,
Main office

WELLINGTON COLLEGE
CROWTHORNE
RG45 7PU

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOUNDATIONERS (CHILDREN OF DECEASED SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN OF HM ARMED FORCES AND SUCH OTHER CHILDREN OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO, IN THE SOLE OPINION OF THE GOVERNORS, HAVE DIED IN ACTS OF SELFLESS BRAVERY) AND OTHERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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