Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WAR MEMORIALS TRUST

War Memorials Trust works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. The charity provides an advisory service to anyone with a war memorial enquiry or concern as well as administering grants schemes which support repair and conservation works. WMT also delivers an educational programme to encourage young people to engage with our war memorial heritage.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£523£400£122£23£573£34110.2620
31/03/22£306£395£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£337£310£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£438£339£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£1,195£1,182£13£53£392£1781.89140
31/03/18£1,617£1,647£-30£68£379£1601.2110
31/03/17£1,190£1,265£-74£66£399£1131.1110
31/03/16?£1,704£1,565£139£90£403£1050.8120
31/12/14£699£897£-198£51£275£991.3110
31/12/13£447£610£-163n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£504£478£26£49£605£3117.870
31/12/11£558£393£166£80£558£39011.960
31/12/10£351£318£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£304£344£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£306£264£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£293£231£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£327£217£110n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£187£239£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£278£158£120n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 10.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.warmemorials.org

info@warmemorials.org

02078340200

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: War Memorials Conservation Programme
£29,585 20/01/2022
The Conservation Programme is the mechanism through which War Memorials Trust supports the protection and conservation war memorials. It provides a free advisory service to anyone with a war memorial ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: Grants for War Memorials
£43,750 20/01/2022
Grants for War Memorials supports the repair and conservation of freestanding war memorials in England. It has clear eligibility criteria established by Historic England and implemented by War ....more
DCMS - CRF20: War Memorials Trust
£40,000 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: Conservation Programme
£27,540 01/04/2020
The Conservation Programme is the mechanism through which War Memorials Trust supports the protection and conservation war memorials. It provides a free advisory service to anyone with a war memorial ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: Grants for War Memorials
£7,040 01/04/2020
Grants for War Memorials supports the repair and conservation of freestanding war memorials in England. It has clear eligibility criteria established by Historic England and implemented by War ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-DCMS FWWMP - Additional funding for War Memorials Workstream A2: Conservation Admin
£20,000 01/04/2019
Additional funding for War Memorials Workstream A2: Conservation Admin - to finish the legacy of the FWWMP
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-DCMS WW1 War Memorials Programme 2014/19, Grants for War Memorials Scheme
£100,000 01/04/2019
Funding to repair war memorials in England
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: Conservation Programme
£9,180 01/04/2019
The Conservation Programme is the mechanism through which War Memorials Trust supports the protection and conservation war memorials. It provides a free advisory service to anyone with a war memorial ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-National Building Capacity: Grants for War Memorials
£20,000 01/04/2019
Grants for War Memorials supports the repair and conservation of freestanding war memorials in England. It has clear eligibility criteria established by Historic England and implemented by War ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2018
Conservation Programme
DCMS - ALB-HistoricEngland-Conservation Programme: War Memorials Trust
£46,000 01/04/2018
The Conservation Programme supports the repair, conservation, protection and maintenance of war memorials. It provides advice and guidance, promotes best conservation practice to custodians and ....more
DCMS - Grants for War memorials
£375,000 01/04/2018
To repair and restore war memorials during the FWW centenary
DCMS - National Capacity Building Grant
£375,000 12/01/2018
To repair and restore war memorials during the FWW centenary
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 03/05/2017
Conservation Programme
DCMS - National Capacity Building Grants
£15,000 21/03/2017
Development Officer for the Battlefields Trust to consolidate the development of a national framework of local battlefield groups to monitor and investigate heritage protection risks on battlefields, ....more
DCMS - National Capacity Building Grants
£36,000 21/03/2017
To administer grants schemes to support the repair and conservation of war memorials. To provide specialist advice and support to anyone with a war memorial enquiry. Tto manage a programme of ....more
Dulverton Trust - the Small Grants Scheme
£20,000 25/02/2014
the Small Grants Scheme
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

  • JOHN MARTIN WILSON PEAT
  • MARGARET GOODALL Appointed: 2019
  • PETER DAVID GODFREY MCCORMICK OBE (Chair)
  • RANDOLPH LEONARD SPENCER CHURCHILL Appointed: 2017
  • RUSSELL IAN WALTERS Appointed: 2015
  • THE LORD RUPERT CHARLES DE MAULEY TD Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1997, number: 1062255
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

WAR MEMORIALS TRUST
1st Floor
14 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD
LONDON
SW1W 0QP

Objectives

1. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 2. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND TO FOSTER PATRIOTISM AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY REMEMBERING THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN WAR BY PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING WAR MEMORIALS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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