Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

MAHARISHI SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED 

Primary and Secondary Education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 38 years

www.maharishischool.com

enquiries@maharishischool.com

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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£1,388£1,380£8£17£964£1421.2520
31/08/21£1,265£1,347£-82£3£467£1411.3391
31/08/20*£1,263£1,276£-13£13£596£1501.4470
31/08/19*£1,233£1,264£-30£29£652£1471.4472
31/08/18*£1,149£1,247£-99£44£782£1121.1465
31/08/17*£1,149£1,257£-107£62£832£1121.1460
31/08/16£1,300£1,199£100£24£863£920.9330
31/08/15£1,222£1,203£19£98£866£780.8330
31/08/14£1,074£1,053£22£97£848£660.7330
31/08/13£843£881£-38£87£835£500.7370
31/08/12£1,604£796£808£110£874£500.8230
31/08/11?£457£454£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10*£411£380£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£371£357£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£354£368£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£364£383£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£349£360£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£391£378£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£381£379£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 52 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-75
  • CLAIRE LATHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Intervention Inclusion Manager
  • JAY DUCKETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Quality Control
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/09/1986, number: 517958
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/1985, number: 01902341
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 85 days late, AR19: 13 days late, AR18: 140 days late, AR17: 92 days late, AR10: 245 days late,
Main office

MAHARISHI SCHOOL
COBBS BROW LANE
LATHOM
ORMSKIRK
L40 6JJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS BY ESTABLISHING MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING A NON-DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING TO ALL THE PUPILS CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED EDUCATION AS DEVELOPED AND DEFINED BY HIS HOLINESS MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI.TO DEVELOP IN THE INDIVIDUAL PUPILS, THROUGH THE MAHARISHI TECHNOLOGY OF THE UNIFIED FIELD AND THE SCIENCE OF CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AS FOUNDED BY HIS HOLINESS MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI, THE INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND APPLICATION OF THE FULL POTENTIAL OF NATURAL LAW AS EXPOUNDED BY BOTH THE OBJECTIVE APPROACH OF MODERN SCIENCE AND THE SUBJECTIVE APPROACH OF MAHARISHI'S VEDIC SCIENCE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF INTERPRETATION THE TERMS CONSCIOUSNESS BASED EDUCATION, MAHARISHI TECHNOLOGY OF THE UNIFIED FIELD, SCIENCE OF CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND MAHARISHI'S VEDIC SCIENCE ARE BRIEFLY DEFINED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE MEMORANDUM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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