Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

TRUST FOR LONDON TRUSTEE 

We are a charitable organisation that exists to tackle poverty and inequality in London. We do this by funding the voluntary and community sector and others, as well as by using our expertise and knowledge to support work that tackles poverty and its root causes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 19 years

02076066145

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant

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£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/12£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£25£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£31£31£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2004, number: 1107172
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/10/2004, number: 05258789
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR19: 2 days late,
Main office

Trust for London
4 Chiswell Street
LONDON
EC1Y 4UP

Objectives

TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:A. ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OTHER THAN THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION WHICH ARE DIRECTED TO THE BENEFIT OF POOR INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; ANDB. THE REPAIR, RESTORATION OR PRESERVATION OF THE FABRIC AND CONTENTS OF CHURCHES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES THEREIN, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCHES, THE AUGMENTATION OF CLERICAL STIPENDS, THE GIVING OF THEOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION TO PERSONS PREPARING FOR HOLY ORDERS, OR OTHERWISE EXTENDING THE BENEFIT OF CLERICAL OR SPIRITUAL MINISTRATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OR BY THE MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AS BY LAW ESTABLISHED, IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT AS CONSTITUTED ON 18 APRIL 1989.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT AS CONSTITUTED ON 18 APRIL 1989.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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