Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE INCORPORATED BISHOP'S STORTFORD COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

Provision of education

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

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 considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 60 years
(119 years as a company)

www.bishops-stortford-college.herts.sch.uk

bursary@bishopsstortfordcollege.org

01279838671

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/22		£22,880	£22,397	£483	£205	£43,094	£40,197	21.5	307	23
31/07/21		£20,969	£19,410	£1,559	£201	£41,634	£39,022	24.1	296	16
31/07/20		£21,489	£18,589	£2,900	£140	£39,694	£37,543	24.2	323	28
31/07/19	*	£22,240	£18,575	£3,665	£149	£37,213	£34,694	22.4	306	25
31/07/18		£20,621	£18,473	£2,148	£205	£31,804	£29,358	19.1	310	22
31/07/17		£21,573	£17,641	£3,932	£282	£29,508	£27,149	18.5	306	0
31/07/16		£18,221	£16,958	£1,263	£216	£25,353	£23,278	16.5	248	0
31/07/15		£17,035	£15,690	£1,345	£36	£24,003	£22,000	16.8	245	0
31/07/14		£15,955	£15,193	£762	£174	£22,633	£20,706	16.4	239	0
31/07/13		£15,352	£14,625	£727	£33	£21,753	£19,985	16.4	245	0
31/07/12		£14,723	£13,926	£796	£31	£20,742	£19,311	16.6	235	0
31/07/11?		£14,320	£12,768	£1,552	£29	£18,384	£17,009	16	225	0
31/08/10		£13,406	£13,130	£276	£28	£16,726	£15,496	14.2	224	0
31/08/09		£12,230	£12,218	£12	£27	£16,421	£15,447	15.2	218	0
31/08/08		£11,699	£11,390	£310	£27	£16,539	£15,477	16.3	214	0
31/08/07		£10,823	£10,504	£319	£24	£16,441	£15,202	17.4	208	0
31/08/06		£9,472	£9,349	£123	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£8,933	£8,780	£154	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£8,814	£8,317	£498	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 21.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

307 employees
23 volunteers

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£500	18/04/2023	to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£750	31/01/2022	to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£750	15/03/2021	to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-79

ANDREW CONTI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DOUG ALEXANDER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director

DAVID FRASER THOMSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DR PHILIP JOHN HARGRAVE, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF ST JAMES' THE GREAT, THORLEY,

DR SUHAIL NURBHAI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Medical Research

GUY ERNEST BAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Surveyor, Other trusteeship: THE PROJECT FOR MODERN DEMOCRACY,

IRENE MARY PEARMAN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Company Director

IAN JEREMY SILK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Teacher

JONI RAE GAMMAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Property Consultant

MR PETER SOLWAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Other trusteeship: SAFFRON WALDEN CHORAL SOCIETY,

PAULINE MULLENDER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR GRAEME WILLIAM WALTER BARKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Professor, Other trusteeships: MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST, KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL KINGS LYNN FOUNDATION CHARITY,

PETER DODD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

RICHARD CHARLES VYVYAN HARRISON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: EDUCAID SIERRA LEONE,

STEPHEN ROBERT LEHEC Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Teacher, Other trusteeship: BEDALES SCHOOL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1964, number: 311057
Registered at Companies House on 02/06/1904, number: 00081130

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 5 days late,

Main office

Bishops Stortford College
School House
Maze Green Road
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Hertfordshire
CM23 2PQ

Objectives

TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER AS A GOING CONCERN THE UNDERTAKING AND ALL OR ANY OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE EAST OF ENGLAND NONCONFORMIST SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED, INCORPORATED IN THE YEAR 1867, OR SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE LEGALLY VESTED IN THE ASSOCIATION. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

BISHOP'S STORTFORD

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