Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Good reserves management: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

ALPHA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, LTD

The provision of coeducational teaching services in a preparatory school

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/07/23	£1,652	£1,708	£-55	£0	£894	£894	6.3	25
31/07/22	£1,713	£1,727	£-14	£0	£949	£895	6.2	25
31/07/21	£1,702	£1,623	£78	£0	£963	£963	7.1	25
31/07/20	£1,678	£1,577	£101	£0	£884	£836	6.4	26
31/07/19	£1,561	£1,625	£-64	£0	£784	£784	5.8	26
31/07/18	£1,543	£1,452	£91	£0	£848	£848	7	25
31/07/17	£1,560	£1,477	£83	£0	£757	£757	6.1	26
31/07/16	£1,586	£1,431	£156	£0	£674	£674	5.7	26
31/07/15	£1,452	£1,373	£79	£51	£518	£503	4.4	26
31/07/14	£1,381	£1,335	£47	£43	£438	£423	3.8	28
31/07/13	£1,396	£1,396	£0	£45	£391	£391	3.4	31
31/07/12	£1,342	£1,383	£-40	£51	£391	£377	3.3	32
31/07/11	£1,356	£1,400	£-44	£80	£431	£431	3.7	30
31/07/10	£1,340	£1,329	£12	£38	£474	£461	4.2	30
31/07/09	£1,325	£1,288	£37	£42	£462	£449	4.2	30
31/07/08	£1,350	£1,260	£90	£38	£425	£412	3.9	29
31/07/07	£1,240	£1,215	£25	£33	£334	£322	3.2	29
31/07/06	£1,184	£1,190	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05	£1,155	£1,110	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04	£1,125	£1,118	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years
(75 years as a company)

www.alpha.harrow.sch.uk

sec@alpha.harrow.sch.uk

02084271471

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Harrow,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

25 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-59

KEVAL SHAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Dentist

ARVIN ASSANI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

KAREN BROOKES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1965, number: 312640
Registered at Companies House on 15/06/1948, number: 00455482

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

19-21 HINDES ROAD
HARROW
MIDDLESEX
HA1 1SH

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY SCHOOL AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL. 2.2 THE ABOVE PURPOSES ARE THE COMPANY'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 2011 ACT. FOR AS LONG AS THE COMPANY IS A REGISTERED CHARITY, ITS PURPOSES MAY ONLY BE ALTERED WITH THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO SUCH CONSENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources