Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON 

The objects of The Community Foundation are the promotion of any charitable purposes for the community in the County of Wiltshire and the Borough of Swindon and its immediate neighbourhood ("the area of benefit"), and other exclusively charitable purposes in the United Kingdom which are in the opinion of the Trustees beneficial to the community with a preference for those in the area of benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23£1,948£2,707£-758£66£28,347£700.31143
31/03/22£2,248£2,341£-93£54£29,845£560.31043
31/03/21£2,933£2,761£172£51£28,348£630.31048
31/03/20£1,946£1,861£85£232£23,004£520.31053
31/03/19£1,250£1,646£-396£274£24,635£900.7956
31/03/18£1,567£1,622£-55£226£22,601£780.6100
31/03/17£1,517£1,813£-296£210£21,312£740.5100
31/03/16£1,404£1,555£-151£189£18,760£1481.180
31/03/15£1,058£1,267£-209£169£19,791£1561.580
31/03/14£1,157£1,332£-176£164£17,355£2342.180
31/03/13£6,753£1,436£5,317£134£16,400£123190
31/03/12£2,451£865£1,586£82£9,966£1081.570
31/03/11£1,579£974£605£60£8,464£1221.550
31/03/10£1,243£1,271£-27£62£7,678£1531.470
31/03/09*£8,787£1,017£7,770£69£6,416£3323.980

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 54%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

www.wiltshirecf.org.uk

info@wiltshirecf.org.uk

01380729284

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 43 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
J J Charitable Trust£10,000
Somerset Community Foundation£6,800
Quartet Community Foundation£3,682
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wiltshire Community Foundation
£1,068 18/05/2023
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Somerset Community Foundation - Christmas card partnership
£200 09/02/2023
Grant to Wiltshire Community Foundation
Somerset Community Foundation - The Old Mill Fund
£3,300 02/12/2022
The Old Mill Fund
Somerset Community Foundation - The Old Mill Fund
£3,300 21/06/2022
The Old Mill Fund
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wiltshire Community Foundation
£1,166 29/04/2022
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wiltshire Community Foundation
£1,448 26/05/2021
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
J J Charitable Trust - Coronavirus-19 Response Fund
£10,000 22/05/2020
Coronavirus-19 Response Fund
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£18,523 02/01/2019
Expansion project based in Wiltshire and Swindon, which will bring together small grassroots community organisations and local to people to work on a project which will heighten awareness and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wiltshire Loneliness Uncovered
£23,575 26/11/2018
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Wiltshire Loneliness Uncovered
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-78
  • STEVE WALL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Of Business Performance Management
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2008, number: 1123126
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/02/2008, number: 06504318
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR09: 28 days late,
Main office

The Community Foundation
Sandcliff House
21 Northgate Street
DEVIZES
Wiltshire
SN10 1JT

Objectives

I) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), AND (II) OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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