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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD

To provide complete and systematic education and training for girls and boys.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased 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 well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 14 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

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£31,524£30,248£1,276£1,056£69,680£54,48421.64330
31/08/22£29,441£26,852£2,589£343£68,607£56,25625.14240
31/08/21£26,531£24,807£1,724£262£66,836£52,99525.64100
31/08/20£27,383£22,271£5,112£139£63,134£51,51927.84040
31/08/19£28,427£23,590£4,837£236£57,781£46,54023.74170
31/08/18£24,856£22,716£2,140£317£52,858£43,529234060
31/08/17£23,900£21,184£2,716£633£43,108£41,28423.43030
31/08/16£23,367£19,397£3,971£690£46,548£38,51523.82860
31/08/15£22,569£18,093£4,476£468£41,750£30,89720.52800
31/08/14£20,712£18,809£1,903£422£37,463£28,72518.32830
31/08/13£24,091£18,483£5,608£432£35,067£27,24317.72840
31/08/12£18,898£17,565£1,333£390£28,515£23,412163410
31/08/11£18,020£16,170£1,849£506£27,072£23,18317.22900
31/08/10£18,139£15,311£2,828£453£25,127£20,93816.42650
31/08/09£17,036£14,654£2,382£366£22,314£19,85916.32650
31/08/08£15,350£13,861£1,490£336£19,839£18,58716.12610
31/08/07£14,533£13,153£1,380£303£18,808£17,60316.12580
31/08/06£13,094£12,834£261n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£12,599£11,532£1,067n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04*£11,536£10,875£661n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years
(128 years as a company)

www.wycombeabbey.com

bursar@wycombeabbey.com

01494445552

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-69
  • AMANDA ELIZABETH OWEN GIBBON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant
  • DAME JULIET MAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: High Court Judge
  • DIANA ROSE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Headteacher
  • DR MARGARET JANE MACDOUGALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Gynaecologist
  • DR NICOLA COHEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor
  • JANE LIU Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Commercial Director
  • JENNY FANNIN-LOVELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Architect
  • KHAN EMIR FEISAL FCMA. JP Appointed: 2023
  • NICK POWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • NICOLE HUGHES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Person
  • PETER JOHN CURTIS WARREN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Executive
  • SARAH JUDD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
  • VIVEK GANOTRA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Executive
  • WENDY GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1963, number: 310638
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1896, number: 00047031
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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 3 days late,
Main office

Wycombe Abbey School
Frances Dove Way
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE AS FOLLOWS: (A) TO ESTABLISH AND CARRY ON SCHOOLS FOR PROVIDING COMPLETE AND SYSTEMATIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.(B) TO ESTABLISH AND CARRY ON KINDERGARTENS (C) TO GRANT PRIZES, EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, OR GRATUITIES, TO PUPILS FOR PROFICIENCY IN ANY SUBJECTS TAUGHT AT SUCH SCHOOLS.(D) TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELIVERY AND HOLDING OF LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, CLASSES, AND CONFERENCES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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