Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE RAY HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST

This is a grant making charity. Applications for grants are sought from individuals and charitable organisations within West Wiltshire particularly Trowbridge, North Wiltshire south of the M4, and Bath. Grants are made to charities and individuals within the target area covering the arts, eduaction, medecine and mental health, youth organisations and projects, social welfare and conservation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 16 years

nfox@thrings.com

01225340093

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£71	£72	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£57	£76	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£50	£67	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£60	£75	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£57	£59	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£58	£107	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£63	£64	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	*	£62	£146	£-85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£64	£93	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£64	£68	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£55	£82	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£51	£61	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£51	£49	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£53	£53	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£39	£42	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Wiltshire,

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 (4)

Gender Split

ANDREW PITT, Other trusteeships: THE KEN BIGGS CHARITABLE TRUST, YOUNG CARERS DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

CHARLES IVO WORTHINGTON HIGNETT

JAMES LAYTON Appointed: 2013

JEREMY JOHN THRING (Chair), Other trusteeships: THE PIXIELLA TRUST, THE ANNETT TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2008, number: 1122811

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

THRINGS LLP
2 QUEEN SQUARE
BATH
BA1 2HQ

Objectives

1)THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT2)THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED IN PRACTICE BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET. WILTSHIRE

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