Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

NORMAN GARON TRUST 

Grant making.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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*£2,764£2,459£305£1,866£5,898£5,89828.800
31/12/21£2,233£1,846£387£1,505£5,465£5,46535.500
31/12/20£1,441£1,316£125£989£4,576£4,57641.700
31/12/19£210£181£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£159£57£102£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£199£113£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£150£99£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£161£133£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£1,367£1,326£41£1,217£3,614£400.400
31/12/13£1,365£1,341£24£1,181£3,573£300.300
31/12/12£1,493£1,396£97£1,293£3,549£-18-0.200
31/12/11£238£144£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£743£814£-71£140£3,744£0n/a00
31/12/09£299£293£6£0£0£0n/a00
24/12/08£288£290£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 70%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 76.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 28.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

02038138595

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2007, number: 1120656
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/06/2007, number: 06291022
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR22: 177 days late,
Main office

THIRD FLOOR
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
VICTORIA ROAD SOUTH
CHELMSFORD
ESSEX
CM1 1LN

Objectives

1 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT;2 WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE PRECEDING CLAUSE THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY'S TRUST FUND SHALL BE APPLIED PRIMARILY IN THE PROMOTION OF AND IN MAKING GRANTS IN AID OF AND TO PROMOTE SCOUTING IN ALL ITS FORMS IN THE ESSEX AREA AND IN PARTICULAR TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SCOUTING PRESENCE IN SUTTON MANOR THE IMMEDIATE AND SURROUNDING AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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