Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST 

The School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and 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: 61 years
(71 years as a company)

www.hallschool.co.uk

v.patel@hallschool.co.uk

020 7722 1700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseInstagramX
UN SDGs
?

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£10,429£10,029£399£21£13,668£12,80015.31430
31/08/21£9,982£8,840£1,141£33£13,255£12,26616.71450
31/08/20£9,404£9,086£319£43£12,105£10,97314.51510
31/08/19£9,312£9,112£200£130£11,812£10,67014.11480
31/08/18£9,300£8,446£854£39£11,613£10,580151390
31/08/17£8,209£7,805£403£43£10,759£10,22515.71360
31/08/16£8,158£7,840£318£42£10,132£9,827151340
31/08/15*£7,718£7,345£374£64£9,538£9,51615.51230
31/08/14£7,234£6,833£401£62£9,165£9,16216.1990
31/08/13£6,885£6,692£192£68£8,764£8,76215.7810
31/08/12£6,716£6,205£511£71£8,571£8,55516.5870
31/08/11£6,215£5,891£324£75£8,061£8,04716.4860
31/08/10£5,732£5,550£182£15£7,737£7,73716.7780
31/08/09£5,719£5,273£446£76£7,555£7,55517.2800
31/08/08£5,317£4,890£427£77£7,109£7,10917.4780
31/08/07£5,022£4,705£317£14£6,682£6,68217770
31/08/06£4,716£4,592£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£4,712£4,419£293£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£4,057£4,085£-28£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 41%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 15.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 143 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£150,000
John Lyon's Charity£87,896
St Paul's Schools Foundation£80,000
Mercers' School Memorial Trust£400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
St Paul's Schools Foundation - Grant to The Hall School
£80,000 18/05/2023
To facilitate primary school teachers in providing a positive learning experience for all pupils in their classroom.
Mercers' School Memorial Trust - Grant to The Hall School
£200 03/04/2023
2023 School Prizes
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The Hall School
£46,211 10/10/2022
One Bursary Candidate from September 2022 (Pre-Harrow)
Mercers' School Memorial Trust - Grant to The Hall School
£200 19/05/2022
2022 School Prizes
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The Hall School
£75,000 02/12/2020
36
Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The Hall School
£75,000 28/04/2020
36
Science Curriculum Development Coordinator in Partnership Primary Schools
John Lyon's Charity - Bursary grant to The Hall School
£41,685 08/10/2019
24
One Bursary Candidate from September 2019
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-58
  • MONIKA MORRIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Management Consultant, Partner
  • SOPHIA GOODALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Brand Strategy & Planning Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/09/1963, number: 312722
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/07/1952, number: 00509427
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 277 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

The Hall School Charitable Trust
23 Crossfield Road
LONDON
NW3 4NU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION. TO TAKE OVER AS A GOING CONCERN AND TO CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE HALL SCHOOL, HAMPSTEAD. TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION OF PUPILS AT THE SAID SCHOOL IN EVERY BRANCH OF LEARNING, IN CITIZENSHIP, IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND IN ARTS AND CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS AND IN THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO PROVIDE SUCH PUPILS WITH SPIRITUAL, MORAL, MENTAL,AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great