Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    AMESBURY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

    Amesbury School's over-arching purpose is the advancement of education through an independent nursery, pre-preparatory and preparatory school for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 13. This schooling is non-selective at point of entry on grounds of academic standard, race, colour or religion.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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£5,445£5,229£216£0£5,105£5,02811.5840
    31/08/22£4,592£4,698£-106£0£4,889£4,88912.5870
    31/08/21£4,424£4,421£4£0£4,995£4,97613.5893
    31/08/20£4,566£4,424£142£0£4,992£4,82913.1902
    31/08/19*£4,766£4,369£396£0£4,850£4,68712.9851
    31/08/18*£4,442£4,146£295£4£4,453£4,28812.4820
    31/08/17*£4,248£3,930£318£0£4,158£4,00012.2820
    31/08/16£4,001£3,679£322£0£3,840£3,69012850
    31/08/15£3,607£3,415£192£28£3,518£3,36711.8750
    31/08/14*£3,318£3,107£211£20£3,325£3,17412.3700
    31/08/13£3,074£2,915£159£25£3,115£2,96012.2590
    31/08/12£2,916£2,784£131£65£2,956£2,84012.2580
    31/08/11£2,861£2,844£16£44£2,825£2,70611.4560
    31/08/10£2,980£2,753£228£36£2,808£2,69011.7570
    31/08/09£2,997£2,979£19£29£2,581£2,4609.9670
    31/08/08£2,884£2,879£5£35£2,562£2,44210.2650
    31/08/07£2,831£2,668£163£27£2,557£2,43510.9460
    31/08/06£2,522£2,460£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/08/05*£2,574£2,376£198n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/08/04£2,532£2,237£295n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 21%
    Liabilities/Income: 25%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.8
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 53 years

    www.amesburyschool.co.uk

    enquiries@amesburyschool.co.uk

    01428604322

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Secondary schools
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Surrey,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 40-66
    • CRAIG KENNETH DECKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director
    • DAVID EDWARD GORROD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Operations, Security And Facilities
    • DR RACHELLE KIRKHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher
    • IAN FERGUSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
    • JAMES ROBERT WELHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher
    • JILL TAIT-HARRIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headmistress
    • LAURA BUCHANAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Consultant
    • PAMELA MUNDY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Schools And Education
    • SANDIP VIKRAM PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Teacher
    • SUZANNA MARY PERRETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Director
    • HUGH STURGES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Non Executive Director
    • KAREN DAVIES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Deputy Head Teacher
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1971, number: 312058
    • Registered at Companies House on 16/07/1970, number: 00984771
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    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
    • 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; AR19: 2 days late, AR18: 98 days late, AR17: 24 days late, AR14: 20 days late, AR05: 229 days late,
    Main office

    AMESBURY SCHOOL
    HAZEL GROVE
    HINDHEAD
    GU26 6BL

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT, CARRY ON, ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO: TO ACQUIRE, CARRY ON AND DEVELOP THE UNDERTAKING OF AMESBURY SCHOOL A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND TO ACQUIRE ANY PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON SUCH UNDERTAKING.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    1. SURREY 2. UNITED KINGDOM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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