Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE GRANT FOUNDATION 

It is the policy of the Trust to make grants to institutions and individuals inaccordance with the objects of the Trust for charitable causes from fundsavailable for distribution.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more 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*£1,200£635£565£0£592£59211.200
31/12/21£100£73£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£30£41£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£590£616£-26£0£12£120.200
31/12/18£950£1,022£-72£0£37£370.400
31/12/17£240£319£-79£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16?£258£357£-99£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£550£373£177£1£287£2879.200
30/09/14£195£124£71£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£150£215£-65£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£175£125£50£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£192£145£47£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£31£28£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£12£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£16£28£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£19£11£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£30£25£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£22£39£-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: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 8.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

01494 737037

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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 07/02/2001, number: 1084915
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 51 days late,
Main office

Haddon House
38 High Street
AMERSHAM
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0DJ

Objectives

1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO PAY APPLY OR ALLOCATE THEM TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SELECT AND IN SUCH SHARES AND SUCH MANNER AS THEY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.2) NOTWITHSTANDING THE GENERALITY OF SUB CLAUSE 4.1 THE TRUSTEES MAY PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND SPECIFICALLY IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND: -2.1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, BEING EVANGELICAL IN NATURE;2.2) ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHOSE PROVISION OFFERS HOPE TO SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;2.3) ASSISTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO BETTER LIVES;3) IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO EXERCISE THIS POWER THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGARD ONLY THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES AND TO DISREGARD THE INTERESTS OF ALL OTHER CHARITIES WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BENEFITED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICEWORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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