WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL

Charity number: 1158226
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity is an Independent School for Girls from age 7 to 18

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income:
£10,180,013

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Donations and legacies £898.08k
Charitable activities £9.13m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £23.38k
Other £126.39k

Total expenditure:
£10,446,809

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Raising funds £118.44k
Charitable activities £9.90m
Other £426.69k

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £545.13k
Charitable expenditure £9.90m

People

148 Employee(s)

14 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 5
£120k to £130k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Manchester City
  • Stockport
  • Warrington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 September 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
09083954 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MALCOLM JOHN PIKE Chair 09 December 2015
None on record
Christepher Hald Trustee 10 June 2024
None on record
Martyn Torevell Trustee 24 March 2023
None on record
Dr Louise Maynard-Atem Trustee 12 December 2022
AKAMA
Received: On time
Martin Griffin Trustee 14 June 2021
None on record
Dr Rashmi Dev-Jairath Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Professor David Leigh Trustee 13 January 2020
None on record
Christopher Michael Poston Trustee 28 August 2019
None on record
Andrew Chicken Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Sally Stuffins Trustee 05 January 2018
None on record
Diane Hawkins Trustee 01 September 2017
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST
Received: On time
Dr JANE ALLRED MB, CHB Trustee 09 December 2015
None on record
Ashvin Pathak Trustee 09 December 2015
None on record
HOWARD SINCLAIR Trustee 09 December 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £8.94m £9.26m £9.40m £10.90m £10.18m
Total expenditure £8.40m £8.98m £9.21m £9.92m £10.45m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £25.93k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £11.04k £192 £75.96k £2.03m £898.08k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £8.82m £9.06m £9.23m £8.76m £9.13m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £4.62k £3.13k £271 £752 £23.38k
Income - Other £104.76k £201.62k £97.64k £113.16k £126.39k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £8.32m £8.50m £8.71m £9.42m £9.90m
Expenditure - Raising funds £75.46k £77.76k £95.14k £90.82k £118.44k
Expenditure - Governance £22.94k £41.00k £28.43k £34.23k £31.41k
Expenditure - Grants institution £382.26k £397.85k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £397.85k £402.06k £411.74k £426.69k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £13.76m £13.30m £13.61m £14.75m £14.21m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.62m £2.04m £2.17m £1.89m £1.99m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£448.11k -£412.02k -£302.55k -£236.27k -£191.10k
Total liabilities £1.50m £1.21m £1.50m £1.44m £1.30m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 07 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 09 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 09 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 09 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 03 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 03 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 11 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 11 May 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 JUN 2014 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30/03/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/2015 as amended on 18 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") SHALL BE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A GIRLS' SCHOOL, WHERE BOYS MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT, AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. (2) RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION MUST BE GIVEN IN THE SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH UNDER REGULATIONS MADE BY THE TRUSTEE

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1158226-1 THE WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 08/08/1985 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29/01/2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16/03/2015 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 18/08/2015
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS WHICH SCHOOL SHALL BE CALLED WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL: PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNORS MAY ADMIT BOYS TO THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT OF THE SCHOOL.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 05 September 1966 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Withington Girl's School
100 Wellington Road
Fallowfield
MANCHESTER
M14 6BL
Phone:
01612493469
Email:
cohena@wgs.org
Website:

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