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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE INCORPORATED BISHOP'S STORTFORD COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

Provision of education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be 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
31/07/23£25,841£27,199£-1,358£200£41,550£38,5531734415
31/07/22£22,880£22,397£483£205£43,094£40,19721.530723
31/07/21£20,969£19,410£1,559£201£41,634£39,02224.129616
31/07/20£21,489£18,589£2,900£140£39,694£37,54324.232328
31/07/19*£22,240£18,575£3,665£149£37,213£34,69422.430625
31/07/18£20,621£18,473£2,148£205£31,804£29,35819.13100
31/07/17£21,573£17,641£3,932£282£29,508£27,14918.53060
31/07/16£18,221£16,958£1,263£216£25,353£23,27816.52480
31/07/15£17,035£15,690£1,345£36£24,003£22,00016.82450
31/07/14£15,955£15,193£762£174£22,633£20,70616.42390
31/07/13£15,352£14,625£727£33£21,753£19,98516.42450
31/07/12£14,723£13,926£796£31£20,742£19,31116.62350
31/07/11?£14,320£12,768£1,552£29£18,384£17,009162250
31/08/10£13,406£13,130£276£28£16,726£15,49614.22240
31/08/09£12,230£12,218£12£27£16,421£15,44715.22180
31/08/08£11,699£11,390£310£27£16,539£15,47716.32140
31/08/07£10,823£10,504£319£24£16,441£15,20217.42080
31/08/06£9,472£9,349£123n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£8,933£8,780£154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£8,814£8,317£498n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 17 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 60 years
(120 years as a company)

www.bishops-stortford-college.herts.sch.uk

bursary@bishopsstortfordcollege.org

01279838671

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UN SDGs
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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? ?

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£500 18/04/2023
to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£750 31/01/2022
to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford College
£750 15/03/2021
to fund the Roger Heath Group of Prizes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-80
  • ANDREW CONTI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • DOUG ALEXANDER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director
  • DAVID FRASER THOMSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • DR PHILIP JOHN HARGRAVE
  • DR SUHAIL NURBHAI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Medical Research
  • GUY ERNEST BAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Surveyor
  • IRENE MARY PEARMAN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Company Director
  • IAN JEREMY SILK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Teacher
  • JONI RAE GAMMAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Property Consultant
  • MR PETER SOLWAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Quantity Surveyor
  • PAULINE MULLENDER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • PROFESSOR GRAEME WILLIAM WALTER BARKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Professor
  • PETER DODD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RICHARD CHARLES VYVYAN HARRISON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
  • STEPHEN ROBERT LEHEC Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1964, number: 311057
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/06/1904, number: 00081130
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 5 days late,
Main office

Bishops Stortford College
School House
Maze Green Road
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Hertfordshire
CM23 2PQ

Objectives

TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER AS A GOING CONCERN THE UNDERTAKING AND ALL OR ANY OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE EAST OF ENGLAND NONCONFORMIST SCHOOL COMPANY LIMITED, INCORPORATED IN THE YEAR 1867, OR SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE LEGALLY VESTED IN THE ASSOCIATION. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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