Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE MARGARET BEAUFORT INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY 

The charity's activities are to advance religious and theological education, particularly of Roman Catholic women in furtherance of this object the charity is a member of The Cambridge Theological Federation, provides teaching and open lectures, fosters a community of study and prayer, and undertakes research into areas relevant to the charitable objects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,996,383 available, equivalent to 198 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/08/23£3,821£605£3,215£4£10,418£9,996198.2114
31/08/22£893£506£387£7£7,206£1,11726.5114
31/08/21£554£467£87£4£3,858£56014.4104
31/08/20£666£478£188£12£3,748£44711.2104
31/08/19£290£444£-154n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/08/18£778£423£355£9£3,703£37110.5110
31/08/17£518£334£184£3£2,412£2589.360
31/08/16£357£320£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£358£316£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£326£303£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£314£343£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£374£417£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£325£306£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£261£293£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£238£314£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£366£254£113£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£237£233£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£245£299£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£494£223£271£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£573£221£352£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 198.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 204 months
Quick Ratio: 38.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 30 years

www.margaretbeaufort.cam.ac.uk

FINANCE@MBIT.CAM.AC.UK

01223741039

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 52-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1994, number: 1041031
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/1994, number: 02958069
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 78 days late, AR06: 53 days late, AR04: 11 days late,
Main office

WESLEY HOUSE
JESUS LANE
CAMBRIDGE
CB5 8BJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY OF ROMAN CATHOLIC WOMEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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