Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE WHIRLWIND CHARITABLE TRUST 

To enhance the potential for a positive life experience for the young, disadvantaged, at risk and disabled (and others whose opportunities are constrained by hardship) particularly through the medium of maritime activities and outdoor pursuits; in addition to develop and support marine environmental education and marine conservation initiatives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/05/23£328£201£127n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/22£430£399£31n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/21£141£133£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20£199£433£-234n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/19£224£222£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/18£218£186£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£199£263£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£198£303£-106£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£189£177£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£174£183£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£177£141£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£170£170£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£168£123£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10*£132£123£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£98£90£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08*£230£23£207£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-76
  • LEE BONHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commercial Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2007, number: 1119576
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/2007, number: 06261868
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR10: 35 days late, AR08: 41 days late,
Main office

Coganhayes
Buckerell
Honiton
EX14 3ER

Objectives

ARE TO APPLY THE PROPERTY AND INCOME OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT TO OR FOR BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES (WHICH WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TERMS SHALL INCLUDE ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS INSTITUTIONS FOUNDATIONS OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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