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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 2
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PINEWOOD SCHOOL LTD

To advance education by the provision of a day and boarding school (in or near Bourton, Oxfordshire) and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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 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 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£7,659£7,086£574£0£11,917£11,86620.11272
31/08/22£6,964£6,324£640£0£11,344£510.11242
31/08/21£6,462£5,848£615£0£10,704£10,65321.9952
31/08/20£5,897£5,588£309£0£10,097£10,03821.61162
31/08/19£6,326£5,507£819£0£9,800£9,72921.2941
31/08/18£6,166£5,359£807£0£8,981£8,89719.9950
31/08/17£6,192£5,303£890£0£8,174£8,07818.3940
31/08/16£6,068£5,213£855£0£7,284£7,18016.5950
31/08/15£5,824£5,087£737£63£6,429£6,31614.9950
31/08/14£5,784£4,992£792£78£5,691£5,58413.4930
31/08/13£5,293£4,512£781£57£4,900£4,78512.7870
31/08/12£4,826£4,227£599£62£4,119£4,00911.4840
31/08/11£4,400£3,940£460£39£3,520£3,41510.4790
31/08/10£4,100£3,751£349£35£3,060£2,9479.4750
31/08/09£4,011£3,615£396£37£2,711£2,6328.7730
31/08/08£3,624£3,288£335£30£2,315£2,2298.1720
31/08/07£3,287£3,110£177£41£1,979£1,9467.5700
31/08/06£2,874£2,615£259n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£2,730£2,456£274n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£2,325£2,270£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years
(86 years as a company)

www.pinewoodschool.co.uk

office@pinewoodschool.co.uk

01793784808

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Department for Education - Exceptional Costs Associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19)
£10,480 01/04/2020
Financial support for schools between March & July 2020 for exceptional Covid-19 costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/19 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-72
  • ALICE MACAIRE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager
  • ALISDAIR WADE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • ANDREW CHRISTOPHER TOWER INGLIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: School Headmaster
  • BELLA NIGHTINGALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
  • BETH ROBERTSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • CHARLOTTE SOPHIE MINTERN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Director
  • DAVID JOHN FAWCUS Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • EDWARD GEORGE MAWLE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Financial Advisor
  • EMMA ACWORTH MADELINE NANCY CRIPWELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • GUY PETER WOODROFFE FOSTER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Property Development
  • JULIAN CHARLES BIRCH Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Information Technology
  • LUCY ROBINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Bursar
  • NICOLA ANNE HUGGETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Independent School
  • PHILIP JAMES LOUGH Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired
  • RANDAL TIMOTHY BROWN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBIN FRANCIS BADHAM-THORNHILL (Chair), Occupation: Teacher
  • REBECCA JANE DOUGALL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Headmistress
  • RICHARD IAN WHITE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: School Bursar
  • SUSAN AGNES ROSS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1962, number: 309642
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/04/1938, number: 00339394
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

PINEWOOD SCHOOL
BOURTON
SWINDON
SN6 8HZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVISION OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL (IN OR NEAR BURTON, OXFORDSHIRE) AND BY THE ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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