Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Gov Income
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    KETTERING OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION

    TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND HAVE ATTENDED A SCHOOL WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF KETTERING FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. GRANTS ARE MADE AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION UNDER SEVERAL CATEGORIES: TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICULAR TALENT IN THE AREAS OF THE ARTS OR SPORTS. GRANTS MAY BE MADE TO ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG KETTERING PEOPLE.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    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
    05/04/23£495£551£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/22£357£413£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/21£248£360£-112n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/20£453£553£-100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/19£429£509£-80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/18*£399£419£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/17£419£434£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/16£414£389£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/15£396£400£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/14£420£472£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/13£399£491£-92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/12£452£482£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/11£449£365£84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/10£439£403£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/09£458£425£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/08£447£394£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/07£381£367£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/06*£246£221£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/05£246£261£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/04£247£237£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 62 years

    www.kogsf.org.uk

    admin@kogsf.org.uk

    01536526404

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Support for specific schools
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    Where it operates
    • Northamptonshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • KOGSF Trustee Limited
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1962, number: 309903
    • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/2012, number: 08272407
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR18: 102 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
    Main office

    36 THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE
    ROCKINGHAM ROAD
    KETTERING
    NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
    NN16 8JX

    Objectives

    THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1)(A) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES OR ITEMS OF ANY KIND NOT PROVIDED OUT OF STATUTORY FUNDS FOR ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE BOROUGH OF KETTERING AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TRUSTEE AND THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED. (B) PROVIDING FACILITIES NOT PROVIDED OUT OF STATUTORY FUNDS FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE BOROUGH OF KETTERING OR WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE SAID BOROUGH. (C) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS WITH PREFERENCE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE NORMALLY RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF KETTERING AND WHO ARE ATTENDING OR WHO FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS ATTENDED AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE SAID BOROUGH AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: (I) IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEE. (II) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, OR TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSIONAL, TRADE OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. (III) IN AWARDING TO ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION GRANTS, BURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS WHICH CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS AS DEFINED IN THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH. (2) WITHIN THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SCHEME THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE FULL POWER TO MAKE RULES FOR THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES AND OTHER BENEFITS, INCLUDING RULES AS TO THE VALUE AND PERIOD OF TENURE OF THE AWARDS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, METHOD OF ASCERTAINMENT AND A SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR BENEFIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE BOROUGH OF KETTERING

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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