Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE HENRY VAN STRAUBENZEE MEMORIAL FUND 

The Charity aims to lift children, particularly in Uganda, out of poverty through education. It aims to improve the quality of education, particularly in Ugandan schools, by investing in buildings and educational resources. The charity forms partnerships with schools to assist them to ensure that even the poorest children have access to high quality education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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£147£208£-62n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/21£143£185£-42n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/20£128£175£-47n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/19£416£388£28n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£384£405£-21£0£0£0n/a03
31/12/17£381£418£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£412£402£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£373£356£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£304£317£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£287£276£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£301£376£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£304£273£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£286£169£117£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£177£113£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£83£62£21£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.henryvanstraubenzeemf.org.uk

claire@henryvanstraubenzeemf.org.uk

01572767976

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Fighting Poverty in Uganda through Education
£20,000 23/10/2013
Fighting Poverty in Uganda through Education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2007, number: 1121376
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2007, number: 06398061
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

TANYARD HOUSE
SOUTH WITHAM
GRANTHAM
LINCOLNSHIRE
NG33 5PL

Objectives

TO FURTHER EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINICAL SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF RURAL SCHOOLS IN SUCH PARTS OF UGANDA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE PERSON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS IN SUCH PARTS OF UGANDA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAYFROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SUCH PARTS UGANDA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UGANDA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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