Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION 

The provision of funding to advance the education of the public in the science and practice of radio communication and electrical engineering.The support of A-level students with a keen interest in this area.
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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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
30/06/23£14£8£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£8£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£12£65£-52n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/06/19*£9£16£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£11£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£18£22£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£34£26£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£12£17£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£61£24£37£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£22£5£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£16£27£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£25£20£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£23£27£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£75£46£29£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£35£24£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£29£26£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£40£1£39£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

commsfoundation.org

jackie.tite@rsgb.org.uk

01234832700

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2003, number: 1100694
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 118 days late,
Main office

Radio Society of Great Britain
3 Abbey Court
Fraser Road
Priory Business Park
Bedford
MK44 3WH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF RADIO COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND TO PROMOTE THE WIDER BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC RESULTING FROM SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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