Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED 

We support food and land projects that are ecologically, economically and socially conscious. We contribute to the wider movement that envisions a future where real food is produced by enlightened agriculture and access to it is equal.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 3 trustees
Established: 25 years

www.ateamfoundation.org

info@ateamfoundation.org

02030111100

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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
05/04/23£2,854£1,430£1,424£0£14,727£1,62013.640
05/04/22£470£1,064£-594n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£770£1,105£-335£0£17,555£3,18734.600
05/04/20£1,068£672£395£0£14,617£8941610
05/04/19£487£275£212n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£276£1,078£-802£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£559£396£163£0£14,549£2437.310
05/04/16£278£202£76£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£255£261£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£269£325£-56£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£313£303£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£332£322£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£275£388£-113£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£261£118£143£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£261£257£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£246£244£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£330£323£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£375£306£69£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£399£461£-62£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£391£416£-25£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 24 months
Quick Ratio: 10.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£1,500,000
Thirty Percy Foundation£200,000
Samworth Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Farming the Future
£1,500,000 25/03/2021
FtF is a growing ecosystem made up of local communities land workers farmers producers educators and funders- committed to creating a thriving and just agroecological food and land movement across ....more
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£30,000 21/04/2020
12
Collaborative emergency fund to support organisations in the food and farming sector who are experiencing unprecedented demands and pressures during this health crisis.
Thirty Percy Foundation - Grant to A Team Foundation
£200,000 16/04/2020
Funding towards Farming the Future pooled fund which has a goal of strengthening the ecosystem of the UK food and farming movement. We are working in partnership with the A Team Foundation, Roddick ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-58
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/08/1999, number: 1077094
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/05/1999, number: 03775136
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

61 GROSVENOR STREET
LONDON
W1K 3JE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR SUPPORT ANY CHARITY SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES AND, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IT IS EXPRESSLY CONTEMPLATED THAT THE CHARITY KNOWN AS THE ARBIB FOUNDATION MAY BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THE APPLICATION OF ANY OR ALL FUNDS OR OTHER BENEFITS BY THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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