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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE GREAT CROSS TRUST 

Great Cross Trust owns and manages the letting of eleven houses in the village of Grasmere, Cumbria.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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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£50£58£-8n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/21£52£28£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£50£28£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£51£37£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£50£46£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£48£26£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£47£18£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£47£13£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£46£15£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£44£37£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£44£26£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£42£24£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£41£9£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£40£14£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£38£12£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£38£18£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£36£16£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£158£14£144£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£38£39£-1£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2003, number: 1098276
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

1 Tanner Croft
Grasmere
AMBLESIDE
Cumbria
LA22 9QA

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENT IN THE VILLAGE OF GRASMERE TO PEOPLE WHO BY REASON OF LIMITED INCOME, AGE OR DISABILITY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT(B) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE HISTORICAL MEMORIAL COTTAGES WHICH COMPRISE THE PROPERTY, AND THEIR SETTING AND, IF IT PROVES DESIRABLE OR POSSIBLE TO DO SO, TO ADD TO THEIR NUMBER;(C) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE AND FEATURES OF THAT PART OF THE VILLAGE OF GRASMERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK IN WHICH THE PROPERTY (AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED BY THE TRUSTEES) IS SITUATED

Defined Area of Benefit:

GRASMERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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