Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST 

The advancement of education in the history of the Classical Tradition of the arts and sciences, in particular, but not by way of limitation, by supporting the activities of the Warburg Institute by such exclusively charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Also the promotion of such general charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/10/22£1,591£1,085£505£21£658£2863.205
31/10/21£55£56£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£58£65£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£27£48£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£76£0£76£0£0£0NAN00
31/10/17£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/10/16£75£0£75£0£0£0NAN00
31/10/15£21£0£21£0£0£0NAN00
31/10/14*£25£99£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£72£2£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£2£12£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11*£16£9£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/10/08£0£9£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07*£1£4£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06*£1£7£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 150.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years
(25 years as a company)

https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/support-us/warburg-

madisson.brown@sas.ac.uk

02078638898

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2005, number: 1110097
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/10/1998, number: 03645747
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR14: 15 days late, AR11: 131 days late, AR07: 61 days late, AR06: 431 days late,
Main office

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
THE WARBURG INSTITUTE
WOBURN SQUARE
LONDON
WC1H 0AB

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLASSICAL TRADITION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WARBURG INSTITUTE BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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