Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WEST HOUSE SCHOOL 

The charity principally provides education and care for children. The charity also provides after school care and holiday clubs from 7.30am to 6pm and is open for 48 weeks of the year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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 Volun-
teers
31/08/23£3,848£3,748£99£0£4,463£4,45314.3785
31/08/22£3,664£3,437£228£0£4,364£4,35415.2761
31/08/21£3,422£3,081£341£0£4,137£4,12616.1781
31/08/20£3,369£3,019£349£0£3,795£3,78615790
31/08/19£3,421£3,017£404£24£3,446£3,43713.7790
31/08/18£3,150£2,958£192£15£3,041£3,03212.3680
31/08/17£3,078£2,840£238£23£2,849£2,84012620
31/08/16*£2,831£2,502£330£30£2,610£2,60212.5580
31/08/15£2,557£2,329£228£27£2,280£2,27311.7600
31/08/14£2,394£2,231£163£43£2,051£2,04411540
31/08/13£2,234£1,992£242£30£1,888£1,88211.3540
31/08/12£2,037£1,874£163£18£1,646£1,63910.5570
31/08/11£1,809£1,692£117£24£1,483£1,47010.4520
31/08/10£1,694£1,637£57£22£1,366£1,36110530
31/08/09£1,640£1,580£60£50£1,309£1,3059.9560
31/08/08£1,574£1,540£34£37£1,249£1,2449.7520
31/08/07£1,525£1,435£91£32£1,215£1,21010.1490
31/08/06£1,470£1,391£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£1,361£1,314£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,374£1,342£33£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 14.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(64 years as a company)

www.westhouseprep.com

ADOYLE@WESTHOUSEPREP.COM

01214404097

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 78 employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-58
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/04/1963, number: 528959
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/08/1959, number: 00634981
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 3 days late,
Main office

24 ST JAMES ROAD
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2NX

Objectives

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL AND THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES AND PRIZES FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDY AND LEARNING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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