Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -20 ?

THE MICHAEL GOLDSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST 

Promote relief of poverty and the advancement of religion by donating to other charitable associations with same purposes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 22 years

01619416002

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
05/04/22£17£25£-8n/an/an/an/an/a3
05/04/21*£8£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20*£24£19£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£25£34£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£22£31£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17*£19£20£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£15£20£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£11£29£-18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14*£9£20£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£7£13£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12*£7£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£11£25£-14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£8£28£-21£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£13£5£8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£15£25£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£11£51£-40£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£5£19£-14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£176£9£167£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£5£9£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

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 25/07/2002, number: 1093152
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 59 days late, AR20: 32 days late, AR19: 14 days late, AR17: 51 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR13: 9 days late, AR12: 0 days late,
Main office

4th Floor Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME AND THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND IF AND WHEN THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT TO OR FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH BODIES ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANISATIONS AS SHALL AT THE DATE OF PAYMENT OR APPLICATION BE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND WHOSE PRINCIPLE OBJECTS SHALL BE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION OR TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAME TO OR FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH OTHER BODIES ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANISATIONS AS SHALL AT THE DATE OF PAYMENT OR APPLICATION BE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAME FOR SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS SHALL BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT UPON SUCH CONDITIONS (IF ANY) AND IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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