Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION 

The Trustees have a policy of supporting a broad range of activities within the areas of the arts, culture & heritage; education & young people; environment & conservation; health & medicine; and social welfare & community. The Foundation identifies organisations and activities to support proactively by invitation and therefore does not accept unsolicited applications.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
05/04/23£577£1,978£-1,401£0£12,916£12,91678.420
05/04/22£5,604£2,456£3,148£0£15,439£15,43975.420
05/04/21£485£1,481£-996n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£536£1,510£-974£0£10,513£10,51383.620
05/04/19£2,043£1,493£550£0£13,010£13,010104.620
05/04/18£2,188£2,123£64£0£12,260£12,26069.320
05/04/17£1,900£2,168£-268£0£12,482£12,48269.110
05/04/16£2,021£2,040£-19£0£11,031£11,03164.920
05/04/15£2,271£1,469£802£7£11,701£11,70195.620
05/04/14£1,704£1,988£-284£7£10,705£10,70564.620
05/04/13£418£1,396£-978£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£1,558£2,781£-1,223£9£10,580£10,58045.710
05/04/11£477£1,503£-1,026£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£601£1,261£-660£8£12,395£12,395117.910
05/04/09£5,282£1,418£3,864£11£10,609£10,60989.810
05/04/08£1,480£1,384£96£15£8,135£8,13570.600
05/04/07£1,206£658£548£11£8,583£8,583156.600
05/04/06£1,440£1,361£79£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 254%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 78.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

0203 170 5793

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2005, number: 1107479
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION
81 RIVINGTON STREET
LONDON
EC2A 3AY

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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