Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE BARNARD COLLEGE CHARITABLE TRUST 

To advance education, in particular the education of students attending Barnard College Columbia University New York by awarding scholarships exhibitions bursaries or maintenance allowances tenable at the College or at any other educational establishment approved by the Trustees to people in need of financial assistance, furthering the education of such persons
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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
31/03/23£240£240£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£95£113£-19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£93£94£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£0£55£-55n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£51£207£-156£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£211£0£211£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/16*£13£2£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£15£2£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/12£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/11£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£0£9£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

02033808435

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout London, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1997, number: 1063343
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 3 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 53 days late, AR15: 27 days late,
Main office

99 Durlston Road
LONDON
E5 8RP

Objectives

(A) THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY THE ANNUAL INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDING BARNARD COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3009 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10027-6598 (THE COLLEGE) BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT THE COLLEGE OR AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHERWISE FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS AND BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION OR FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TO ANY PERSON (B) IF IT SHALL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICABLE TO CARRY OUT THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE (A) THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY THE ANNUAL INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH EDUCATIONAL CHARITY OR EDUCATIONAL CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEW YORK, USA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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