Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ST MARY'S SCHOOL (CALNE) 

The provision of boarding and day education for girls aged 11-18 at St Mary's School, Calne and day education for boys and girls at St Margaret's Preparatory School, Calne. In so doing, providing high quality education to students whose families do not otherwise have the financial means to fund independent education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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£17,115£17,511£-396£1,066£25,773£15,87610.94340
31/08/22£16,604£16,309£296£998£26,167£16,11211.92670
31/08/21£15,946£15,452£494£0£25,972£15,97912.42670
31/08/20£19,552£14,845£4,707£0£25,317£15,73212.73698
31/08/19£17,115£14,646£2,469£0£20,560£15,31812.62647
31/08/18£16,462£14,903£1,559£1,000£18,032£13,74611.12570
31/08/17£15,506£14,075£1,431£940£16,418£13,71311.72530
31/08/16£15,078£13,412£1,666£838£14,789£12,88211.52530
31/08/15£14,294£12,895£1,399£664£13,229£11,99511.22600
31/08/14*£13,583£12,110£1,474£680£11,821£11,144111840
31/08/13£12,560£11,287£1,273£24£9,161£9,0859.71750
31/08/12£11,813£10,832£981£533£9,039£8,7589.71690
31/08/11£11,244£10,349£894£13£8,207£7,8379.11660
31/08/10£10,269£9,514£755£14£7,348£7,0588.91660
31/08/09£9,748£9,200£548£814£6,566£6,3178.21570
31/08/08£8,807£8,334£473£296£6,059£5,8838.51560
31/08/07£8,114£7,910£204£395£5,606£5,5028.31470
31/08/06£7,048£6,903£145£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£6,264£6,371£-107£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£5,962£5,922£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 67%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 10.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(95 years as a company)

www.stmaryscalne.org

office@stmaryscalne.org

01249857300

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 434 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
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 53-74
  • MRS CATE BELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Trustee And Parish Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1963, number: 309482
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/12/1928, number: 00235572
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • 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; AR14: 29 days late,
Main office

ST. MARYS SCHOOL
63 CURZON STREET
CALNE
SN11 0DF

Objectives

TO CARRY ON AND MAINTAIN THE SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG CHILDREN AS DAY SCHOLARS AND AS BOARDERS, OR AS DAY SCHOLARS ONLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND TO PROVIDE A SOUND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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