Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST

The Trust manages two girls' schools, one for ages 4-18 and the other 11-18.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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

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£31,136£29,363£1,773£165£39,808£38,72315.83200
31/08/22£27,460£26,084£1,376£220£38,180£37,74717.43100
31/08/21£25,308£23,241£2,067£47£37,181£36,90519.12920
31/08/20£22,751£21,605£1,146£105£34,489£34,186192740
31/08/19£22,303£20,869£1,434£122£33,353£32,993192740
31/08/18£21,124£19,403£1,721£106£31,919£31,49919.52500
31/08/17£20,165£17,579£2,586£85£30,198£29,367202340
31/08/16£18,376£17,238£1,138£94£27,596£27,17018.92590
31/08/15£16,095£15,710£385£68£25,902£25,84719.71750
31/08/14£14,679£14,936£-257£30£25,535£25,48520.51650
31/08/13£14,521£14,322£199£23£25,735£25,65521.51520
31/08/12£14,012£12,813£1,199£25£25,451£25,40123.81370
31/08/11£13,598£11,859£1,739£26£24,195£24,14524.41340
31/08/10£12,912£11,317£1,595£25£22,452£22,40223.81300
31/08/09£12,257£11,026£1,232£27£20,834£20,78422.61280
31/08/08£11,605£10,421£1,184£37£19,657£19,60722.61230
31/08/07£11,148£9,718£1,430£30£18,533£18,48322.81170
31/08/06£10,668£8,870£1,798n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£10,504£8,451£2,053n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£9,648£8,014£1,634n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 43%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 15.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years
(93 years as a company)

www.francisholland.org

bursary@fhst.org.uk

02077308359

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
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: 38-73
  • ANTHONY LEONARD RUPERT FINCHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • DR CHARLOTTE BARKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR CLAIRE GWENLAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Professor Of Physics
  • DR FRANCES KONADU BAAWUAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR SIMON HAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vice-President
  • ESTHER REGINA VAN DE GEIJN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Architect
  • FIONA ANGEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Education Profressional
  • JULIA WOODHAM-SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managment Consultant
  • MICHAEL CUTHBERT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • NATHALIE DU PREEZ Appointed: 2023
  • NOVELLA DE RENZO Appointed: 2017
  • PATRICK SHERRINGTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • REV ANDREW WALKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Vicar
  • SUSANNE NEDAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/1962, number: 312745
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/07/1931, number: 00257981
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
  • 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; AR05: 9 days late,
Main office

35 Bourne Street
London
SW1W 8JA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR AND CARRY ON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS, TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING THEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, AND GENERALLY TO FOSTER EDUCATION AND MORAL AND RELIGIOUS TRAINING THEREIN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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