Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

THE REECE FOUNDATION 

PROMOTE MANUFACTURING AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS IN THE NORTH EAST, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO ENGINEERING MATHS AND PHYSICS BUT ALSO INCLUDING ISSUES AFFECTING THE COUNTRYSIDE AND OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £35,206,192 available, equivalent to 153 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 17 years

www.reece-foundation.org

enquiries@reece-foundation.org

07704076703

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/21*£755£2,768£-2,013£0£35,206£35,206152.600
31/12/20£1,517£1,466£51£0£33,349£33,349272.900
31/12/19£1,557£1,357£200£0£28,252£28,252249.800
31/12/18*£442£1,266£-824£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£424£1,461£-1,037£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£360£820£-461£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£326£737£-411£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£130£930£-800£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£1,785£230£1,555£3£23,697£23,6971237.400
31/12/12£434£3,422£-2,989£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£10,254£3,722£6,532£2£25,130£0n/a00
31/12/10£18,001£1,245£16,757£3£18,598£18,598179.300
31/12/09£30£2,302£-2,272£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£10,119£6,006£4,113£1£4,113£4,1138.200

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 36.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 100%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 152.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2007, number: 1121325
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/09/2007, number: 06361547
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR18: 50 days late, AR11: 49 days late,
Main office

40 Grosvenor Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE2 2RE

Objectives

3.1.1. SUPPORTING ENGINEERING TEACHING AT CAMBRIDGE AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.3.1.2. SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING CHILDREN IN TYNESIDE AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM TO STUDY MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND RELATED SCIENCES AT SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.3.2 TO ADVANCE ENGINEERING RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CO-OWNERSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP WORKING.3.4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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