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

THE EDWARD SYCAMORE BRIGHTLINGSEA FUND 

To support young people in Brightlingsea in educational and sporting endeavours etc.through grants for texts, instruments etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
31/10/23£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/22£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£1£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£1£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£1£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

BrightlingseaFund@yahoo.co.uk

07899776620

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/04/1993, number: 1019957
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

16 REGENT ROAD
BRIGHTLINGSEA
COLCHESTER
CO7 0NL

Objectives

1) TO ASSIST AND RELIEVE YOUNG PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT PERMANENTLY OR FOR THE TIME BEING IN OR IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF BRIGHTLINGSEA WHO ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES AND AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND WHO ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGAED IN ANY PROFESSION TRADE OCCUPATION OR SERVICE. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF SUCH YOUNG PERSONS SO AS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING FULLY THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY ATTAIN FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST RESIDENTS OF BRIGHTLINGSEA PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO UNDERTAKE A COURSE OF STUDY OR VOCATIONAL OR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN OR IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF BRIGHTLINGSEA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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