Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE DUKE OF LANCASTER HOUSING TRUST 

The objects of the charity are the provision of housing, accommodation, assistance to help house people and associated facilities and amenities for those in necessitous circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,119,232 available, equivalent to 774 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£575£110£464£0£7,119£7,119774.100
31/03/22£1,089£115£974£0£6,655£6,655696.400
31/03/21£185£96£89n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£1,149£89£1,059£6£5,592£5,592750.100
31/03/19£124£55£69n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£352£44£308£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£89£35£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£89£23£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£238£28£210£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£71£21£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£160£26£134£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£1,577£4£1,573£3£4,407£4,40712063.200
31/03/11£1,600£3£1,597£3£2,834£2,83412337.100
31/03/10£1,288£29£1,259£4£1,237£1,237512.400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 774.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

info@duchyoflancaster.co.uk

02072691700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67
  • TOM FAWCETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2009, number: 1130880
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2007, number: 06455755
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 19 days late, AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

DUCHY OF LANCASTER
1 LANCASTER PLACE
LONDON
WC2E 7ED

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION, ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE, ANDASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROVISION OFWORKSPACES CONNECTED WITH SUCH ACCOMMODATION), FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCESON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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