Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL & COLLEGE 

Moor House exists to provide children and students who have severe developmental language disorder with an education that prepares them for life as confident and independent members of society.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Established: 55 years

www.moorhouseschool.co.uk

info@moorhouseschool.co.uk

01883 712271

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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
31/08/22£10,671£9,721£950£100£10,337£10,28412.721920
31/08/21£10,486£8,672£1,813£101£6,089£5,2587.317420
31/08/20£10,517£8,022£2,495£118£4,466£3,6565.51995
31/08/19£8,240£8,958£-718£51£3,108£3,01741858
31/08/18£7,848£7,387£461£33£3,826£3,5935.81566
31/08/17£7,070£6,609£461£11£3,365£3,1595.71560
31/08/16?£9,129£8,162£967£0£2,904£2,6573.91360
31/03/15£5,343£5,002£341£7£2,120£1,7204.11160
31/03/14£4,527£4,502£24£9£1,780£1,5914.21020
31/03/13£4,198£4,197£2£16£1,755£1,5694.5980
31/03/12£3,468£3,753£-285£13£1,753£1,5595900
31/03/11£3,453£3,648£-195£12£2,039£1,8756.2880
31/03/10£3,561£3,561£0£9£2,234£2,0616.9900
31/03/09£3,565£3,574£-9£9£2,234£2,0516.91070
31/03/08£3,622£3,642£-19£10£2,243£2,0516.8890
31/03/07£3,592£3,453£139£10£2,262£2,0617.2870
31/03/06£3,339£3,299£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,169£2,993£176£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,081£2,636£445£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 57%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 12.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 219 employees
  • 20 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Moor House School and College
£50,000 10/06/2021
Life skills classroom supporting students with developmental language disorders
Joseph Levy Foundation - Resurfacing all weather football pitch
£20,000 13/01/2020
Contribution to the cost of resurfacing all weather football pitch
Joseph Levy Foundation - Playground for school children with autism
£5,000 31/12/2018
To contribute to the cost of creating an interactive playground and sensory garden for children with autism and language impairments and associated difficulties
Masonic Trust - Student Residential Campus for 7-16 year olds
£10,470 20/07/2016
Furnishing a Student Residential Campus for students with speech and language impairments.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/1968, number: 311871
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL
MILL LANE
OXTED
RH8 9AQ

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF THE RUNNING OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1993 (2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE OF THIS SCHEME (AND ANY OTHER LAND FROM TIME TO TIME PROVIDED) MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY AS PERMANENT ENDOWMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF SURREY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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