Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

CLIFTON HALL SCHOOL LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Charitable activities		£3,759,016	£4,435,102	£4,487,105	£4,716,237	£5,376,902	£5,947,467
Donations & Legacies		£68,022	£74,427	£113,210	£65,510		£27,945
Other Income				£2,400
Investment Income		£34	£891	£9	£52	£42	£468
Total income	£3,692,699	£3,891,110	£4,576,804	£4,664,746	£4,837,328	£5,398,342	£5,975,880
Charitable activities spending		£3,748,078	£4,290,343	£4,298,977	£4,518,155	£5,359,177	£5,820,640
Fundraising costs		2%	2%	1%	1%	0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£3,606,552	£3,825,554	£4,367,683	£4,341,326	£4,571,409	£5,383,184	£5,834,403
Surplus/deficit	£86,147	£65,556	£209,121	£323,420	£265,919	£15,158	£141,477

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Established: 60 years

www.cliftonhall.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

School support organisations

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Midlothian

Who it helps

Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 55-78

GARDINER, Karen Jane, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Company Director

MCGETTRICK, Bartholomew John, Professor
Appointed: 1998
Occupation: Principal

MITCHELL, David Lynch
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Retired

OGILVY, David Cameron
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Solicitor

ROBERTS, George Ross
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Retired Teacher

STEPHEN, David
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Self Employed

SYMINGTON, Eileen
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

WISHART, Bruce William
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 02/04/1964, number: SC009293
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1964, number: SC040139

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH28 8LQ

Objectives

(a) the advancement of education through the maintenance, management, development and carrying on of schools for boys and girls in the United Kingdom, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality, through carrying on at Clifton Hall School, Newbridge, Midlothian, a school for boys and girls, preparatory or otherwise. and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Governors shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts or a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2006 or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 provided that its objects are limited to charitable purposes.