Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE CHARITY SERVICE LIMITED

Trust administration, grant making and support for CSR.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,386	£1,468	£-82	£10	£4,675	£232	1.9	2	1
31/03/22		£827	£1,404	£-578	£6	£5,072	£284	2.4	2	0
31/03/21		£474	£1,026	£-553	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£3,129	£843	£2,286	£1	£5,007	£305	4.3	1	0
31/03/19		£1,379	£153	£1,226	£1	£3,299	£374	29.3	1	0
31/03/18		£562	£104	£458	£0	£2,024	£323	37.2	1	0
31/03/17		£101	£165	£-64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£1,040	£1,383	£-342	£23	£1,535	£225	2	3	0
31/03/15		£1,337	£1,518	£-181	£29	£1,909	£339	2.7	5	0
31/03/14		£1,402	£920	£482	£19	£2,031	£227	3	7	0
31/03/13	*	£796	£913	£-117	£37	£1,468	£239	3.1	6	0
31/03/12	*	£665	£1,640	£-975	£26	£1,478	£288	2.1	5	0
31/03/11		£1,776	£1,160	£616	£26	£2,479	£397	4.1	4	0
31/03/10		£941	£947	£-6	£31	£1,814	£368	4.7	4	0
31/03/09		£1,147	£932	£215	£40	£1,623	£350	4.5	3	0
31/03/08		£701	£676	£25	£18	£1,621	£457	8.1	2	0
31/03/07	*	£876	£811	£65	£28	£1,671	£422	6.2	0	0
31/03/06	*	£749	£831	£-82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,181	£904	£277	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,282	£951	£1,331	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 16.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 32 years

www.charityservice.org.uk

chris.mills@charityservice.org.uk

0330 1330 780

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Diane Modahl Sports Foundation
£10,034	09/01/2013	Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Diane Modahl Sports Foundation'. This project lists its main activity as Athletics.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-77

DAVID ERNEST NEWNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANE KIELY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sales And Marketing Director

KAREN WEBSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundraising Manger

MATTHEW STEPHEN RALPH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Adviser

PIPPA SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

KATHRYN GRAHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Manager

PAUL CHORLTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Financial Director

RICHARD GEORGE DYSON (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE BELL CONCORD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD,

STEPHEN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT FUND, THE CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BENEVOLENT FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/1992, number: 1011293
Registered at Companies House on 12/09/1990, number: 02538910

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR07: 43 days late, AR06: 16 days late,

Main office

THE CHARITY SERVICE LIMITED
JACTIN HOUSE
24 HOOD STREET
MANCHESTER
M4 6WX

Objectives

TO BENEFIT ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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