Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

THAMES WATER TRUST FUND 

The relief of financial hardship for persons who are unable to meet the cost of charges for the supply of water and/or sewerage services provided to premises used or occupied by them by Thames Water Ltd or have been affected detrimentally and caused undue hardship by the operations of Thames Water Ltd.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 15 years

www.twtf.org.uk

soglesby@aurigaservices.co.uk

01213211324

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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£503£722£-219£0£475£4046.700
31/03/22£910£917£-7£0£694£6949.100
31/03/21£866£344£522£0£701£70124.500
31/03/20£450£909£-459n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£655£948£-293£0£638£6388.100
31/03/18£672£713£-41£0£931£93115.700
31/03/17£889£668£222£0£972£97217.500
31/03/16£664£532£132£0£751£75116.900
31/03/15£654£339£315£3£619£61921.900
31/03/14£254£233£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£254£274£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£254£241£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£1,875£2,650£-775£8£290£2901.300
31/03/10£2,500£1,685£816£7£1,064£1,0647.600

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 10.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2008, number: 1126714
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/08/2008, number: 06663601
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Thames Water TF care of Hub 3 Ltd
Market Place
Crich
MATLOCK
Derbyshire
DE4 5DD

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISTRESS AND STRUGGLE TO MEET OR PAY CHARGES FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER AND/OR SEWERAGE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND, IN SUCH MANNER, AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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