Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • 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: 14 ?

THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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£30,422£25,439£4,982£260£18,232£17,6948.34695
31/07/22£21,463£20,643£820£303£13,159£12,6207.33875
31/07/21£19,650£19,403£247£259£12,254£11,5607.14723
31/07/20?£19,343£17,504£1,840£1£11,375£10,6957.345513
31/08/19£19,243£19,758£-516£4£9,574£8,9295.444114
31/08/18£18,509£18,190£319£32£10,127£9,3956.24380
31/08/17£16,790£18,227£-1,437£48£9,740£9,0215.94610
31/08/16£16,382£17,172£-790£112£11,006£10,3397.24630
31/08/15£16,562£16,301£261£55£11,843£11,3728.43080
31/08/14£15,377£15,624£-247£27£11,656£11,3528.73070
31/08/13£14,737£15,042£-305£31£11,890£11,5909.22930
31/08/12£14,735£14,670£65£38£12,032£11,7559.62850
31/08/11£15,439£13,609£1,831£28£11,930£11,80510.42720
31/08/10£13,080£12,640£440£34£10,028£9,9879.52590
31/08/09£12,785£12,522£263£30£9,530£9,4929.12550
31/08/08£12,060£11,382£678£26£9,380£9,3369.82670
31/08/07£11,265£11,059£206£46£8,800£8,7519.52570
31/08/06£11,333£10,397£936n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£9,965£9,842£124n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£9,674£9,494£180n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 35 years

www.kingsely.org

enquiries@kingsely.org

01353660711

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

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-70
  • AMANDA HAZELL EAST Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Engineer/Housewife
  • CHRISTOPHER DONALD MEDDLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID JOHN DAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Chairman
  • DANIEL JOHN LEWIS COSTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Building Surveyor
  • ELIZABETH MARY ALLAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: People (Hr) Director
  • FENELLA JANE MARTIN-REDMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • GAVIN JOHN ACHESON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • ISOBEL PHILIPPA NEWPORT-MANGELL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director
  • JOSEPH ANTHONY PEAKE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Quality Assurance Officer Istip
  • KATHLEEN MITCHELL MILNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • MARK EDWARD MYERS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • NICHOLAS FELIX WINGFIELD LONGFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Family Law Consultant
  • PHILIP JOHN SIMON CANTWELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • PROFESSOR MICHAEL RICHARD EDWARD PROCTOR FRS FIMA Appointed: 2011
  • RICHARD PHILLIPS
  • THE VERY REVEREND MARK PHILIP JOHN BONNEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1989, number: 802427
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/1989, number: 02440509
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 17 days late,
Main office

KING'S ELY
BARTON ROAD
ELY
CB7 4DB

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (THE OBJECT).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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