Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST 

    The charity provides financial support to charitable organisations at the discretion of the trustees in accordance with the trust deed, with a focus on disadvantaged children and youth support, education, medical care, arts and culture, prisoners and young offenders and religious organizations. The principal objective of the charity is to help people to help themselves.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity only provides its support via other charities

    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£11,290£6,086£5,204£0£169,593£0n/a10
    05/04/22£16,291£7,650£8,641£0£170,652£0n/a00
    05/04/21£4,395£4,556£-161£0£150,098£0n/a00
    05/04/20£3,161£3,249£-88£0£109,520£0n/a00
    05/04/19£3,186£3,284£-99£0£100,178£0n/a00
    05/04/18£2,737£2,723£14£0£83,663£0n/a00
    05/04/17£2,070£2,137£-67£0£72,831£0n/a00
    05/04/16£2,299£2,373£-74£0£59,943£0n/a00
    05/04/15*£1,347£1,405£-58£44£51,629£0n/a00
    05/04/14*£1,760£1,817£-57£78£47,006£0n/a00
    05/04/13£1,555£1,604£-49£103£44,553£0n/a00
    05/04/12£1,473£1,518£-46£20£39,537£0n/a00
    05/04/11£1,250£1,317£-66£26£38,017£0n/a00
    05/04/10£4£1,275£-1,271£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09£2,553£1,509£1,044£31£33,528£0n/a00
    05/04/08£4,620£4,661£-42£46£33,188£0n/a00
    05/04/07£12,092£3,043£9,048£23£17,820£0n/a00
    05/04/06*£139£139£0£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£59£82£-24£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£207£224£-17£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: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 1%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.4
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 24 years

    02074045040

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    Who works here?
    • 1 employee

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2000, number: 1079688
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR06: 8 days late,
    Main office

    C/O SAMPSON WEST
    Second Floor
    34 Lime Street
    LONDON
    EC3M 7AT

    Objectives

    THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME(OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE INCOME) FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO HAVE POWER IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUSTEE FUND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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