Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 1
    • Only 4 Trustees: -1
    • Static board: -3
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST 

    This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
    Grant making to other charitable organisations.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
    • There are only 4 trustees
    • The Board composition appears to be rather static

    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£3,040£2,459£581£0£10,209£0n/a70
    05/04/22£929£2,196£-1,267£0£10,472£0n/a90
    05/04/21£1,885£3,477£-1,592£0£11,591£0n/a70
    05/04/20£1,778£2,731£-952£0£11,442£0n/a110
    05/04/19£2,147£2,184£-36£0£12,998£0n/a100
    05/04/18£2,880£2,919£-39£0£7,777£0n/a140
    05/04/17£2,173£2,212£-39£0£9,386£0n/a140
    05/04/16£1,126£2,266£-1,140£0£8,756£0n/a150
    05/04/15£1,953£1,994£-41£6£10,178£0n/a20
    05/04/14£2,251£2,310£-59£6£10,393£0n/a20
    05/04/13£1,976£2,018£-42£5£10,294£0n/a20
    05/04/12£2,266£2,300£-34£5£9,858£0n/a20
    05/04/11£4,577£1,853£2,725£5£10,395£0n/a20
    05/04/10£3,445£1,565£1,880£4£8,459£0n/a20
    05/04/09£3,903£1,953£1,950£5£6,814£0n/a20
    05/04/08£2,523£2,541£-18£5£8,266£0n/a20
    05/04/07*£2,140£2,161£-21£4£8,262£0n/a20
    05/04/06*£173£1,890£-1,717£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£31£706£-675£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£35£278£-244£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 14%
    Liabilities/Income: 55%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.9
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 22 years

    www.truecolourstrust.org.uk

    info@sfct.org.uk

    02074100330

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Cameroon, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 7 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    True Colours Trust - Towards STEP UP and contribution to PACAM’s core costs
    £733,614 18/10/2017
    Towards STEP UP and contribution to PACAM’s core costs
    True Colours Trust - towards its music therapy service
    £5,000 17/10/2017
    towards its music therapy service
    True Colours Trust - towards the expansion of its swimming lessons programme
    £5,000 17/10/2017
    towards the expansion of its swimming lessons programme
    True Colours Trust - towards the expansion of its Sleep Service programme.
    £4,500 17/10/2017
    towards the expansion of its Sleep Service programme.
    True Colours Trust - Towards core costs
    £6,689 12/10/2017
    Towards core costs
    True Colours Trust - towards the costs of the follow-up to the Ministers’ Session
    £11,424 11/10/2017
    towards the costs of the follow-up to the Ministers’ Session
    True Colours Trust - Towards core costs
    £6,409 11/10/2017
    Towards core costs
    True Colours Trust - towards its educational work
    £44,800 09/10/2017
    towards its educational work
    True Colours Trust - Towards PACAM STEP UP staff salaries
    £18,410 07/08/2017
    Towards PACAM STEP UP staff salaries
    True Colours Trust - towards translation costs and following up the Ministers’ session
    £150,000 12/07/2017
    towards translation costs and following up the Ministers’ session
    True Colours Trust - towards core costs
    £127,237 12/07/2017
    towards core costs
    True Colours Trust - towards core and project costs
    £15,000 12/07/2017
    towards core and project costs
    True Colours Trust - towards core and project costs of three CBOs
    £2,000 12/07/2017
    towards core and project costs of three CBOs
    True Colours Trust - towards the costs of creating an outdoor ‘texture kitchen’
    £4,000 12/07/2017
    towards the costs of creating an outdoor ‘texture kitchen’
    True Colours Trust - towards its ‘Play Plus’ sessions
    £5,000 12/07/2017
    towards its ‘Play Plus’ sessions
    True Colours Trust - towards its ‘You Too’ project
    £5,000 12/07/2017
    towards its ‘You Too’ project
    True Colours Trust - towards the refurbishment and installation of specialised play equipment
    £4,500 12/07/2017
    towards the refurbishment and installation of specialised play equipment
    True Colours Trust - towards the upgrade of its hydrotherapy pool equipment
    £6,597 12/07/2017
    towards the upgrade of its hydrotherapy pool equipment
    True Colours Trust - towards the upgrade of its sensory room.
    £5,000 12/07/2017
    towards the upgrade of its sensory room.
    True Colours Trust - towards a visit to PACAM re STEP UP
    £2,813 19/06/2017
    towards a visit to PACAM re STEP UP
    True Colours Trust - The Children's Palliative Care History Project
    £10,000 08/05/2017
    The Children's Palliative Care History Project
    True Colours Trust - Towards 1000 for 100 campaign
    £1,000 04/05/2017
    Towards 1000 for 100 campaign
    True Colours Trust - towards its young siblings project.
    £4,000 26/04/2017
    towards its young siblings project.
    True Colours Trust - towards its Thursday morning sessions and Easter Camp.
    £8,047 30/03/2017
    towards its Thursday morning sessions and Easter Camp.
    True Colours Trust - towards its rebound therapy programme at Cherry Garden Specialist School.
    £4,000 30/03/2017
    towards its rebound therapy programme at Cherry Garden Specialist School.
    True Colours Trust - towards the refurbishment of its sensory rooms at its Cheltenham Centre.
    £5,000 30/03/2017
    towards the refurbishment of its sensory rooms at its Cheltenham Centre.
    True Colours Trust - Towards the purchase of a good quality, locally sourced second hand vehicle
    £24,021 21/03/2017
    Towards the purchase of a good quality, locally sourced second hand vehicle
    True Colours Trust - Towards staff salaries
    £8,381 21/03/2017
    Towards staff salaries
    True Colours Trust - towards ‘mpalliative care’ project
    £50,000 11/01/2017
    towards ‘mpalliative care’ project
    True Colours Trust - towards its core costs
    £81,600 11/01/2017
    towards its core costs
    True Colours Trust - towards the cost of its helpline service
    £5,000 20/12/2016
    towards the cost of its helpline service
    True Colours Trust - towards the extension of the hoist tracking in the hydro pool building.
    £6,000 20/12/2016
    towards the extension of the hoist tracking in the hydro pool building.
    True Colours Trust - towards the cost of its community outreach project
    £5,000 20/12/2016
    towards the cost of its community outreach project
    True Colours Trust - towards its Bereaved Children and Young People Project
    £5,000 20/12/2016
    towards its Bereaved Children and Young People Project
    True Colours Trust - APCA Small Grants Programme and Administration
    £225,000 18/11/2016
    APCA Small Grants Programme and Administration
    True Colours Trust - Running costs
    £70,000 18/11/2016
    Running costs
    True Colours Trust - Building work
    £47,420 18/11/2016
    Building work
    True Colours Trust - Towards the cost of its hydrotherapy sessions.
    £3,120 07/11/2016
    Towards the cost of its hydrotherapy sessions.
    True Colours Trust - Towards its young carers' project at the Ardrossan Civic Centre
    £3,000 07/11/2016
    Towards its young carers' project at the Ardrossan Civic Centre
    True Colours Trust - Towards the cost of its Phase II project.
    £5,000 07/11/2016
    Towards the cost of its Phase II project.
    True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of its Family Support Worker neonatal service.
    £5,000 07/11/2016
    Towards the costs of its Family Support Worker neonatal service.
    True Colours Trust - Towards its 'Play Fun' pilot sports sessions.
    £5,000 07/11/2016
    Towards its 'Play Fun' pilot sports sessions.
    True Colours Trust - Supplementary grant towards round 14 of Small Grants Programme
    £4,213 05/10/2016
    Supplementary grant towards round 14 of Small Grants Programme
    True Colours Trust - performing arts club
    £5,000 12/07/2016
    performing arts club
    True Colours Trust - Inspire Events for young adults
    £5,000 12/07/2016
    Inspire Events for young adults
    True Colours Trust - minibus
    £5,000 12/07/2016
    minibus
    True Colours Trust - One to One support programme
    £5,000 12/07/2016
    One to One support programme
    True Colours Trust - core costs
    £150,000 28/06/2016
    core costs
    True Colours Trust - for APCA conference in Uganda
    £7,523 28/06/2016
    for APCA conference in Uganda
    True Colours Trust - minibus
    £5,000 21/03/2016
    minibus
    True Colours Trust - fuel costs
    £2,000 18/03/2016
    fuel costs
    True Colours Trust - Motive8 project
    £5,000 02/02/2016
    Motive8 project
    True Colours Trust - sensory room
    £5,000 16/12/2015
    sensory room
    True Colours Trust - Palliative Care Leadership Collaborative
    £8,000 16/12/2015
    Palliative Care Leadership Collaborative
    True Colours Trust - Clive programme
    £5,000 16/12/2015
    Clive programme
    True Colours Trust - Towards the Ministers' Session at the Kampala Conference
    £56,500 08/12/2015
    Towards the Ministers' Session at the Kampala Conference
    True Colours Trust - core costs
    £90,000 08/12/2015
    core costs
    True Colours Trust - core costs
    £58,727 08/12/2015
    core costs
    True Colours Trust - travel costs
    £4,000 08/12/2015
    travel costs
    True Colours Trust - residential breaks
    £7,270 22/10/2015
    residential breaks
    True Colours Trust - towards core costs
    £300,000 16/10/2015
    towards core costs
    True Colours Trust - expansion of services
    £5,000 16/10/2015
    expansion of services
    True Colours Trust - project for siblings
    £4,655 16/10/2015
    project for siblings
    True Colours Trust - multi-sensory room
    £5,000 16/10/2015
    multi-sensory room
    True Colours Trust - bereavement service
    £5,000 16/10/2015
    bereavement service
    True Colours Trust - outreach programme
    £5,000 16/10/2015
    outreach programme
    True Colours Trust - Supplementary grant for a Handbook of Children’s Palliative Care Anywhere
    £817 27/07/2015
    Supplementary grant for a Handbook of Children’s Palliative Care Anywhere
    True Colours Trust - Aquacare Warm Water Therapy Sessions
    £3,184 15/07/2015
    Aquacare Warm Water Therapy Sessions
    True Colours Trust - Art Therapy Project
    £7,120 15/07/2015
    Art Therapy Project
    True Colours Trust - Specialist Play Worker
    £3,000 15/07/2015
    Specialist Play Worker
    True Colours Trust - Equipment and maintenance for hydrotherapy pool
    £8,000 15/07/2015
    Equipment and maintenance for hydrotherapy pool
    True Colours Trust - STEP UP Phase III project costs
    £165,546 14/07/2015
    STEP UP Phase III project costs
    True Colours Trust - Salary Costs May 2015
    £2,654 15/06/2015
    Salary Costs May 2015
    True Colours Trust - Towards Phase III of the programme
    £81,186 22/05/2015
    Towards Phase III of the programme
    True Colours Trust - Towards the salaries of three STEP UP staff members
    £86,437 22/05/2015
    Towards the salaries of three STEP UP staff members
    True Colours Trust - Towards preparatory work for a pilot of family support volunteering
    £2,500 13/04/2015
    Towards preparatory work for a pilot of family support volunteering
    True Colours Trust - Towards preparatory work for a pilot of family support volunteering
    £2,500 13/04/2015
    Towards preparatory work for a pilot of family support volunteering
    True Colours Trust - To support the delivery of its Child & Family Support project in 2015
    £5,000 08/04/2015
    To support the delivery of its Child & Family Support project in 2015
    True Colours Trust - Towards its holiday programme 2015
    £5,000 08/04/2015
    Towards its holiday programme 2015
    True Colours Trust - Towards cost of employing a part-time paediatric palliative care consultant
    £22,000 31/03/2015
    Towards cost of employing a part-time paediatric palliative care consultant
    True Colours Trust - Towards a new water distillation machine at Malawi's CMS
    £350 30/03/2015
    Towards a new water distillation machine at Malawi's CMS
    True Colours Trust - Towards a Handbook of Children’s Palliative Care Anywhere
    £2,250 12/01/2015
    Towards a Handbook of Children’s Palliative Care Anywhere
    True Colours Trust - Towards core costs and STEP UP programme costs
    £77,500 17/12/2014
    Towards core costs and STEP UP programme costs
    True Colours Trust - Sit on top kayakes
    £1,300 16/12/2014
    Sit on top kayakes
    True Colours Trust - Discover Drama project
    £3,000 16/12/2014
    Discover Drama project
    True Colours Trust - Core Funding
    £10,500 18/11/2014
    Core Funding
    True Colours Trust - ‘Time for Me’ project for young carers/siblings
    £5,000 13/10/2014
    ‘Time for Me’ project for young carers/siblings
    True Colours Trust - Refurbishing its sensory room
    £5,000 13/10/2014
    Refurbishing its sensory room
    True Colours Trust - Running costs of its sibling project, Kidzspace
    £3,100 13/10/2014
    Running costs of its sibling project, Kidzspace
    True Colours Trust - Towards the Pan London Neonatal Nurse in Palliative Care
    £300,000 13/10/2014
    Towards the Pan London Neonatal Nurse in Palliative Care
    True Colours Trust - Saturday Morning Play Scheme
    £5,000 13/10/2014
    Saturday Morning Play Scheme
    True Colours Trust - Refurbishment of its sensory room
    £3,312 13/10/2014
    Refurbishment of its sensory room
    True Colours Trust - Towards the 2014 KEHPCA Conference
    £6,300 12/08/2014
    Towards the 2014 KEHPCA Conference
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2001, number: 1089893
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    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
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
    Main office

    THE PEAK
    5 WILTON ROAD
    LONDON
    SW1V 1AP

    Objectives

    THE TRUSTEES WILL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF(SUBJECT ONLY TO ANY EXPRESS CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY ANY DONOR OR TESTATOR) UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE WHOLE THEREOF IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT WITH POWER FOR THE TRUSTEES (IF IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THEY THINK FIT) DURING THE PERIOD OF 21 TEARS COMMENCING WITH THE EXECUTION OF THIS DEED TO ACCUMULATE THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND BY INVESTING THE SAME IN ANY INVESTMENTS HEREBY AUTHORISED AND SO THAT THE ACCUMULATIONS SO MADE SHALL BE HELD AS AN ACCRETION TO THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WORLDWIDE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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