Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

GEORGE FENTHAM HAMPTON IN ARDEN CHARITY 

TO ADMINISTER THE ALMSHOUSES, OTHER PROPERTIES AND ASSETS OWNED BY THE CHARITY TO GENERATE INCOME. TO APPLY THE INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES AND IN CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HAMPTON IN ARDEN.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£426£389£37n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£331£297£34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£408£311£97n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£301£308£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£334£330£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£384£343£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£329£343£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£320£303£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£319£381£-62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£343£341£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£318£298£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£318£268£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£297£307£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£282£184£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£288£338£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£303£234£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£320£380£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£260£177£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£219£328£-109£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

clerk@georgefenthamtrust.org.uk

01675442017

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Solihull,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly Lunch Club and Coffee Morning
£10,000 15/08/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver and expand elderly lunch club and coffee mornings. The project aims to reduce social isolation and foster friendships.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£15,634 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2003, number: 1098618
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/06/2003, number: 04794066
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 15 days late,
Main office

George Fentham Meeting Room
Marsh Lane
Hampton-in-Arden
Solihull
B92 0AH

Objectives

IN THE FIRST PLACE TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE RESIDENT IN THE ALMSHOUSES (OWNED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CHARITY) AND TO PAY PENSIONS AND RELIEVE THOSE PERSONS IN NEED RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AS DEFINED BELOW) WHO ARE OF GOOD CHARACTER AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT AND SECONDLY FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (THE OBJECTS)THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL MEAN THE PARISH OF HAMPTON IN ARDEN AS CONSTITUTED ON 23 DECEMBER 1907 BEING THE AREA SHOWN ON A MAP DEPOSITED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND IDENTIFIED BY THE NUMBER 527

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMPTON IN ARDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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