Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE HELSTON WELFARE TRUST 

Makes grants to Helston residents in financial hardship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£3£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£3£0£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£3£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£0£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

clerk@helston-welfare-trust.uk

01326572063

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/10/1992, number: 1014972
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

HELSTON WELFARE TRUST
THE GUILDHALL
HELSTON
CORNWALL
TR13 8ST

Objectives

THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO BE APPLIED FOR RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF HELSTON AS CONSTITUTED 1/4/85

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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