Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL 

The Charity educates, houses and supports the choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, to ensure that they have a full and nurtured life during the times when they are not singing in the Cathedral. In order to keep the choristers' life as normal as possible and to increase their social base,the Charity also educates non-choristers, some of whom are supported by Bursaries, funded by the school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 62 years

www.spcs.london.sch.uk

bursar@spcs.london.sch.uk

02072485156

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£5,119£4,582£537£0£8,685£7,50019.6790
31/12/21£4,533£4,030£503£0£8,300£6,96320.7790
31/12/20£5,236£3,711£1,525£0£7,635£6,46120.9770
31/12/19£5,416£3,918£1,498£0£6,036£4,93715.1780
31/12/18£4,238£3,676£562£0£4,368£3,44011.2780
31/12/17£4,027£3,708£319£0£3,822£2,8929.4790
31/12/16£3,938£3,604£335£0£3,427£2,5738.6710
31/12/15£4,007£3,764£243£25£3,009£2,1937540
31/12/14£3,905£3,622£283£18£2,756£1,9536.5540
31/12/13£3,743£3,546£197£13£2,436£1,6735.7540
31/12/12£3,674£3,376£298£17£2,165£1,4785.3540
31/12/11?£3,337£3,287£50£18£1,874£1,2464.5510
31/12/08£2,956£2,751£205£2£1,466£8893.9460
31/12/07£2,815£2,654£162£1£1,439£6973.2440
31/12/06*£2,463£2,282£180£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£2,105£1,879£226£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,932£1,732£200£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 19.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 79 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • City Of London,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/10/1962, number: 312718
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR06: 99 days late, AR05: 358 days late,
Main office

ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
2 NEW CHANGE
LONDON
EC4M 9AD

Objectives

THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR THE CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS AND FOR SUCH OTHER PUPILS BETWEEN THE AGES OF FOUR AND THIRTEEN YEARS (INCLUSIVE)AS CAN BE PROPERLY ACCOMMODATED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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