Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE WISEMAN MEMORIAL FUND 

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
31/12/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£8£14£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£7£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£7£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£7£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£7£4£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

02072985122

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2000, number: 1080251
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 66 days late, AR06: 349 days late, AR05: 251 days late,
Main office

ABDO
Godmersham Park House
Godmersham Park,Godmersham
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT4 7DT

Objectives

(1) TO MAKE AWARDS OR GRANTS TO PERSONS OR INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE MADE MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF METHODS OF IMPROVING OR CONSERVING HUMAN VISION. (2) TO MAKE AWARDS OR GRANTS TOWARDS THE CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF IMPROVING OR CONSERVING HUMAN VISION (3) TO MAKE AWARDS OR GRANTS TOWARDS OR OTHERWISE TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN THE SCIENCE OF OPHTHALMIC OPTICS (4) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED IN THE OPHTHALMIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WHO ARE IMPOVERISHED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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