Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE TOPINAMBOUR TRUST 

ARTS & EDUC (UK,O/S); COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (UK,O/S); NATL HIST/HORT; HEALTHCARE. AWARD RANGE ?2-8K. MOST FUNDING THRU UK CHARITIES. LIMITED DUE DILIGENCE RESOURCE SO NO ACADEMIC OR MEDICAL RESEARCH NOR O/S ORGS WITHOUT UK REFEREES. NO CHARITY-TOURISM, ANIMALS, RELIGION. NORMALLY NO INDIVIDUAL AWARDS. FAVOUR SELF-HELP/SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS WITH LOCAL STAFF VS EXPATS. NO DISASTER APPEALS
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/22£16£123£-108n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£13£106£-92n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£14£159£-145n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£23£194£-171n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£197£226£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£38£148£-111£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£36£102£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£28£102£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£31£78£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£30£72£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£25£35£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£74£63£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£56£66£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£17£66£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£19£53£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£79£75£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

topinambour.trust@gmail.com

02086934478

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2007, number: 1117555
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

15 COLLEGE ROAD
LONDON
SE21 7BG

Objectives

TO FURTHER , FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISO BELOW, SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO BENEFIT SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND INSTITUTIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO THOSE WHOSE OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS OF:* THE ARTS, CRAFTS, SCIENCE, HISTORY,CULTURE* CONSERVATION, NATURAL HISTORY, HORTICULTURE* EDUCATION* MEDICINE* SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTPROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION OR MAKE ANY GRANTS TO ANY ORGANISATION THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF WHICH IS THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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