Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is an independent charity, set up to administer local charitable giving. Our unique approach to philanthropy allows individuals and businesses to support their own specific local interests and causes and in doing so invest in the future of their community. We have given over 25 million in grants to our communities over the past 15 years
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently

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£786£935£-149£0£3,125£3574.651
31/03/22£970£748£222£0£3,338£3425.541
31/03/21£2,003£1,810£193£0£2,965£3332.241
31/03/20£989£974£15£0£2,284£2513.141
31/03/19£932£798£134£0£2,348£2523.841
31/03/18£437£518£-81£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£697£990£-293£0£2,138£251340
31/03/16£580£582£-2£3£2,305£2204.540
31/03/15£461£503£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£547£604£-57£4£2,038£2955.940
31/03/13£708£795£-87£5£2,143£3575.440
31/03/12£469£779£-310£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£1,530£1,608£-77£9£2,352£3492.680
31/03/10£1,940£2,130£-190£9£1,750£3321.970
31/03/09£1,420£1,595£-175£7£869£3162.440
31/03/08£4,021£4,413£-392£8£1,084£2890.8120
31/03/07£4,383£4,746£-363£69£1,454£2900.7120
31/03/06£7,457£7,347£110£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£3,061£3,359£-298£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3,931£2,950£981£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 53.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.nottscf.org.uk

enquiries@nottscf.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
  • 1 volunteer

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sustainability Project
£10,000 24/01/2013
12
This charity in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire will use the funding to deliver an advice programme that will focus upon supporting the needs of community groups who are facing economic hardship.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-75
  • NADEEM RAZA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • STUART ROSS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/05/1998, number: 1069538
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1997, number: 03410730
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 84 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Ash House
Ransom Wood Business Park
Southwell Road West
Mansfield
Nottinghmashire
NG21 0HJ

Objectives

A. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS. B. OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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