Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST 

    The Charity provides financial support for those in need of convalescence, recuperation and/or respite care. Funds are also available for providing relief in need with a preference for women resident in the Greater London area.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    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
    31/12/22£94£155£-60n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/21£88£132£-44n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/20£84£146£-62n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/19£106£207£-101n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/18£104£202£-98£0£0£0n/a09
    31/12/17£120£179£-59£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£116£169£-53£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£123£143£-20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£116£148£-32£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£119£141£-22£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£117£112£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£107£127£-20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£102£103£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£104£99£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£123£157£-34£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£117£161£-44£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£125£159£-34£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£117£145£-28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£113£140£-28£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 27 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Services for females
    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 works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 1 volunteer

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1997, number: 1064585
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    RPG Crouch Chapman Llp
    40 Gracechurch Street
    LONDON
    EC3V 0BT

    Objectives

    (A) AS TO TEN PERCENT THEREOF FOR PROVIDING RELIEF IN NEED EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY OF PERSONS, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR WOMEN RESIDENT IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING OR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS. (B) AS TO 90 PER CENT. THEREOF IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING IN CASES OF NEED CONVALESCENCE, RECUPERATION AND/OR RESPITE CARE, PROVIDED THAT AS TO ONE QUARTER OF THE SAID 90 PER CENT THE TRUSTEES SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO PERSONS RESIDING IN THE COUNTY OF SURREY OR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SURREY OR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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