GIRLS' EDUCATION COMPANY LTD

Charity number: 310638
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide complete and systematic education and training for girls and boys.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 September 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WYCOMBE ABBEY SCHOOL (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
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
Nick Powell Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Jane Liu Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dr Nicola Cohen Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Sarah Judd Trustee 18 March 2023
None on record
Dame Juliet May Trustee 18 March 2023
None on record
KHAN EMIR FEISAL FCMA. JP Trustee 18 March 2023
GREENSEAS TRUST
Received: On time
Wendy Griffiths Trustee 09 September 2022
None on record
Jenny Fannin-Lovell Trustee 06 December 2021
None on record
Vivek Ganotra Trustee 20 October 2021
None on record
Nicole Hughes Trustee 22 September 2021
None on record
Amanda Elizabeth Owen Gibbon Trustee 25 January 2021
None on record
Peter John Curtis Warren Trustee 24 September 2019
THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS
Received: On time
Dr MARGARET JANE MACDOUGALL Trustee 09 June 2017
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST
Received: On time
Diana Rose Trustee
THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE
Received: On time

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 £28.43m £27.38m £26.53m £29.44m £31.52m
Total expenditure £23.59m £22.27m £24.81m £26.85m £30.25m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £657.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.33m £276.00k £317.00k £153.00k £464.84k
Income - Other trading activities £1.34m £2.20m £1.14m £1.89m £2.09m
Income - Charitable activities £24.45m £23.83m £24.46m £26.98m £28.23m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £295.00k £324.00k £313.00k £335.00k £710.62k
Income - Other £12.00k £756.00k £295.00k £84.00k £31.37k
Income - Legacies £0 £3.00k £0 £0 £75.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £22.93m £21.67m £24.23m £25.99m £29.17m
Expenditure - Raising funds £260.00k £166.00k £289.00k £370.00k £1.08m
Expenditure - Governance £36.00k £30.00k £29.00k £34.00k £33.93k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £24.00k £27.00k £27.00k £27.00k £25.06k
Expenditure - Other £404.00k £435.00k £285.00k £490.00k £88

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 £48.22m £46.52m £47.10m £50.37m £54.48m
Long-term investments £11.92m £12.24m £12.54m £10.87m £10.86m
Other assets £8.95m £14.50m £18.49m £19.18m £16.18m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £11.31m £10.13m £11.28m £11.81m £11.84m

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 30 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 21 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 21 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 25 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 25 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 26 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 26 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Wycombe Abbey School
Frances Dove Way
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PE
Phone:
01494445552