Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: -14
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -26 ?

THE HIGHLAND CHARITABLE TRUST 

To assist the advancement of education, preservation and protection of health, relief of poverty, hardship and distress of workers and former workers in the mining industry in the Russian Federation and worldwide, their families and dependents and such other charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees shall from time to time determine
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • 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
05/04/22*£7£16£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21*£8£21£-13n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20*£10£18£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£10£16£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£12£16£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£12£45£-33£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£12£23£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£12£27£-15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£11£25£-14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£10£28£-18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£9£33£-25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£84£22£62£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09*£358£36£322£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£2£8£-7£0£0£0n/a00

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

ruth.barron@dwf.law

01618380487

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Russia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 72-90
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2007, number: 1120151
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2007, number: 06316539
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR22: 35 days late, AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 19 days late, AR09: 47 days late,
Main office

DWF LLP
1 SCOTT PLACE
2 HARDMAN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 3AA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH, RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF WORKERS AND FORMER WORKERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND WORLDWIDE, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS BY THE PROVISION OF HUMANITARIAN AID, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PROJECTS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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