Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE EDMUND TRUST 

THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF THE CHARITY IS TO IMPROVE, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, WHO LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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£8,406£8,108£298£0£3,966£3,5585.322467
31/03/22£6,763£6,413£350£0£3,479£3,4526.519671
31/03/21£6,121£5,925£196£0£2,971£24023052
31/03/20*£5,840£5,772£69£0£2,829£2,8155.921970
31/03/19£5,159£5,141£19£10£1,784£1,7694.118570
31/03/18£4,329£4,221£107£16£1,778£1,77251690
31/03/17*£5,092£4,530£562£13£1,671£1,6644.41630
31/03/16£3,940£4,050£-110£14£1,206£1,2013.62140
31/03/15£3,563£3,598£-34£44£1,316£1,3164.41310
31/03/14£2,986£3,085£-99£23£1,351£1,3515.31300
31/03/13£2,760£2,888£-128£163£1,450£1,45061270
31/03/12£2,648£2,659£-12£40£1,578£1,5336.91220
31/03/11*£2,748£2,707£40£231£1,589£1,5046.7930
31/03/10*£2,784£2,811£-27£241£1,549£1,3996900
31/03/09£2,643£2,516£127£236£1,576£1,3806.6950
31/03/08£2,347£2,318£29£34£1,573£1,4907.7950
31/03/07*£2,212£2,158£54£13£1,552£1,4788.2860
31/03/06£2,017£1,901£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,952£1,903£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,698£1,774£-76£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 30 years

www.edmundtrust.org.uk

info@edmundtrust.org.uk

01223883130

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 224 employees
  • 67 volunteers

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Edmund Trust
£28,050 13/03/2018
36
This project will provide befriending support to children and young people with learning disabilities. The project will reduce isolation, build relationships and increase emotional wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/01/1994, number: 1030968
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/11/1993, number: 02872186
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR11: 30 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR07: 3 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EDDIE'S TRUST on 08/10/2020
Main office

Suite G10
Blenheim House
Cambridge Innovation Park
Denny End Road
Waterbeach
Cambridg

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SERVICE USERS (AS DEFINED BELOW), IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS.2. THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF BEING SERVICE USERS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.SERVICE USERS MEANS PEOPLE WITH EITHER A LEARNING DISABILITY, OR A LEARNING DISABILITY AND A PHYSICAL DISABILITY.LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGE AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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