Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FRIENDS OF GRAHAMSTOWN AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT 

The objects of the charity are to promote the advancement of education, health, welfare and sporting development in Grahamstown and the surrounding region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£27£26£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£17£34£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£27£8£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£22£32£-10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£20£30£-10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£22£0£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£18£26£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£21£25£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£26£18£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£16£26£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£23£9£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£29£30£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£15£32£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£27£26£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£24£24£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£26£23£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£34£21£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£23£19£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£19£11£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.fogadd.org.uk

07775710871

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • South Africa,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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 07/08/2002, number: 1093339
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

22 Moor Park Drive
Leeds
LS6 4BX

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN GRAHAMSTOWN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION OF THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA:-FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GRAHAMSTOWN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION OF THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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