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

OLIVER FORD FOUNDATION 

The foundation applies income and capital in provision of grants to charitable organisations for the purposes of education, and housing and training for those with learning difficulties, the advancement of knowledge of the history and techniques of interior decoration, fabric design, other decorative materials and landscape gardening, including with reference to the work of Oliver Ford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

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
05/04/23£91£208£-117n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£80£180£-100n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£65£245£-180n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£72£192£-120n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£68£121£-53n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£117£351£-234£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£104£160£-56£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£99£173£-74£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£96£119£-23£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£103£114£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£108£110£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£102£106£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£95£100£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£96£98£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£99£102£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£99£91£8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£100£126£-26£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£92£73£19£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£89£71£18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£96£115£-18£0£0£0n/a00

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

02078319222

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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 28/09/1993, number: 1026551
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 56 days late, AR06: 37 days late, AR04: 21 days late,
Main office

MACFARLANES LLP
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT

Objectives

(A) TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERIOR DECORATION THE DESIGN OF FABRICS AND OTHER DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND LANDSCAPE GARDENING. (B) TO APPLY ANY INCOME OR CAPITAL WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE TRUST IN CLAUSE 7(1) ABOVE FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN GREAT BRITAIN (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 220480), THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 232402) AND NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1059050) OR ANY OTHER CHARITY PROVIDING HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS OR ADULTS WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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