Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ABBOT'S HILL LIMITED

Provision of Education to young people (further details can be obtained from website)
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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£9,935£9,456£478£39£9,386£9,38611.92100
31/08/22£9,841£9,269£572£30£8,908£8,90811.52000
31/08/21£8,622£8,508£114£9£8,336£8,33611.82100
31/08/20£8,791£8,297£494£47£8,221£8,22111.91940
31/08/19*£8,909£8,292£617£172£7,727£7,72711.21960
31/08/18£8,122£7,520£602£216£7,110£7,11011.31840
31/08/17£8,027£7,548£480£364£6,509£6,50910.31670
31/08/16£7,371£6,895£477£25£6,029£6,02910.51130
31/08/15£6,820£6,423£396£95£5,552£5,55210.41000
31/08/14£6,305£5,943£362£100£5,156£5,15610.41070
31/08/13£5,835£5,523£312£71£4,794£4,79410.4970
31/08/12£5,761£5,166£595£49£4,482£4,48210.4960
31/08/11£5,461£5,240£221£62£3,887£3,8878.91020
31/08/10£5,431£5,154£277£61£3,666£3,6668.51080
31/08/09£5,397£5,052£345£74£3,389£3,38981140
31/08/08£5,130£4,796£335£50£3,044£3,0447.61010
31/08/07£4,790£4,407£384£111£2,709£2,7097.41020
31/08/06£4,235£4,119£116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£3,954£3,779£175n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£3,654£3,485£169n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years
(68 years as a company)

www.abbotshill.herts.sch.co.uk

pabursar@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk

01442839140

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-69
  • JILL MYERS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife
  • MARTIN SIMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Bursar
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1963, number: 311053
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/01/1956, number: 00559674
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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; AR19: 121 days late,
Main office

ABBOTS HILL SCHOOL
BUNKERS LANE
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP3 8RP

Objectives

3.1 The objects of the Charity (Objects) are: 3.1.1 to advance education including (but not exclusively) by carrying on, maintaining, developing, managing and turning to the best advantage the school situated at Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, and known as Abbot's Hill, together with all or any part or parts of the real and personal property and assets thereto belonging to or used in connection therewith.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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