Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

THE MARCELA TRUST 

The charity provides support to selected causes in line with the Charity's objects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £69,599,591 available, equivalent to 143 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 15 years

07885144890

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/22£6,934£5,854£1,080£5,421£69,600£69,600142.71110
31/07/21£4,532£4,424£108£4,419£66,864£66,864181.41110
31/07/20£5,040£5,257£-217£4,826£70,724£70,724161.41140
31/07/19*£6,423£6,012£410£5,757£70,940£70,940141.61070
31/07/18£6,670£5,794£876£5,651£74,841£74,8411551050
31/07/17£5,969£6,446£-477£6,434£81,864£81,864152.41130
31/07/16£4,750£4,813£-63£6,929£86,034£86,034214.5920
31/07/15£0£1,912£-1,912£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£2,044£41£2,002£4,807£78,654£78,65423000.4150
31/07/13£500£502£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£275£275£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£0£15£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£70,045£802£69,244£2£69,260£69,2601036.600
31/07/09£730£714£16£11£16£160.300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: INF%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 92.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 142.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 111 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2009, number: 1127514
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 11 days late,
Main office

4 Monks Close
Dorchester-on-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JA

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF UPON TRUST TO PAY THE INCOME THEREOF TO SUCH CHARITIES OR TO APPLY THE SAME FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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