Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED

Gosfield School is an independent school for boys and girls aged 4-18.The Charity's aims and obligations seek to provide a rich and relevant learning environment in which young people can excel and flourish both academically and socially, and an environment within which all our pupils feel valued and able to achieve personal excellence in all aspects of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£4,979	£4,799	£181	£77	£15,794	£15,270	38.2	100	17
31/08/22	*	£4,241	£4,239	£2	£40	£1,046	£694	2	94	15
31/08/21		£3,909	£3,853	£56	£38	£1,712	£1,428	4.4	79	13
31/08/20		£3,730	£3,727	£3	£46	£1,655	£1,483	4.8	93	15
31/08/19		£3,532	£3,627	£-95	£60	£1,653	£1,616	5.3	84	15
31/08/18		£3,137	£3,218	£-81	£0	£1,747	£1,747	6.5	83	0
31/08/17		£3,574	£2,901	£673	£0	£1,828	£1,828	7.6	83	0
31/08/16		£2,906	£3,007	£-101	£53	£1,155	£1,155	4.6	79	0
31/08/15		£2,797	£2,908	£-111	£77	£1,734	£1,734	7.2	76	0
31/08/14		£2,512	£2,613	£-101	£35	£1,845	£1,845	8.5	69	0
31/08/13	*	£2,217	£2,216	£1	£42	£1,946	£1,946	10.5	69	0
31/08/12	*	£2,151	£2,152	£-1	£43	£1,019	£1,019	5.7	68	0
31/08/11	*	£1,960	£1,956	£4	£10	£1,019	£0	n/a	47	0
31/08/10	*	£1,861	£1,851	£10	£14	£1,015	£1,015	6.6	45	0
31/08/09	*	£1,867	£1,943	£-77	£13	£1,005	£1,005	6.2	48	0
31/08/08		£1,695	£1,791	£-96	£13	£1,011	£1,011	6.8	46	0
31/08/07	*	£1,574	£1,759	£-185	£1,759	£1,055	£1,055	7.2	56	0
31/08/06		£1,661	£1,658	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£1,612	£1,615	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£1,588	£1,592	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 113%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 38.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -10 months
Quick Ratio: 0

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 58 years

www.gosfieldschool.org.uk

finance@gosfieldschool.org.uk

01787474040

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	11/11/2022	Gosfield Performing Arts Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JON CORRALL Appointed: 2018

MAX FORD Appointed: 2018

RODERICK JACKSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Principal

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/1967, number: 310871
Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1967, number: 00898640

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 76 days late, AR13: 118 days late, AR12: 140 days late, AR11: 115 days late, AR10: 25 days late, AR09: 110 days late, AR07: 10 days late,

Main office

Gosfield School Ltd
Halstead Road
Gosfield
HALSTEAD
CO9 1PF

Objectives

A SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

SITE AND BUILDINGS KNOWN AS GOSFIELD SCHOOL, GOSFIELD, ESSEX