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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

The Foundation seeks to provide support to smaller charitable organisations which are local to the Simmons & Simmons' offices in which the firm's staff have or can have an active involvement and which address social exclusion ie by helping the less privileged to access opportunity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
30/04/23£1,019£762£256£0£345£3455.400
30/04/22£2,298£2,315£-17£0£88£880.500
30/04/21£217£318£-101n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£226£312£-86n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19£340£231£109n/an/an/an/an/a4
30/04/18£208£216£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£181£267£-86£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£255£194£61£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£206£213£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£168£160£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£164£170£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£198£81£117£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£131£98£32£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£138£108£30£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 60%
Liabilities/Income: 51%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

02076282020

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Belgium, Bristol City, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Throughout London, United Arab Emirates,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/1177
£700 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/05/2009, number: 1129643
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

CITYPOINT
1 ROPEMAKER STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 9SS

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME AND AT THEIR DISCRETION THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY GENERALLY IN FURTHERING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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