Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
    • Only 4 Trustees: -1
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST 

    The Trust makes grants to groups and projects with specific Essx focus and benefits. The largest group of grants goes to support of community and / or youth schemes within Essex. There has also been increased support for the elderly and marginalised within our society.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

    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
    • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

    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
    30/09/23£740£646£94£0£10,736£60411.220
    30/09/22£715£716£-1£0£10,727£5108.520
    30/09/21£732£574£158£0£9,973£51110.720
    30/09/20£738£800£-62£0£10,615£3535.320
    30/09/19£746£749£-3£0£11,277£4156.620
    30/09/18£628£662£-34£0£9,630£4187.610
    30/09/17£502£508£-6£0£9,663£45110.710
    30/09/16£489£485£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/15£429£446£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/14£506£575£-69£129£8,670£335700
    30/09/13£639£551£88£241£8,342£4048.800
    30/09/12£653£764£-111£211£8,275£3365.300
    30/09/11£665£906£-242£259£9,113£4485.900
    30/09/10£888£765£123£188£9,355£69010.800

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 40%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 6%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 15 years

    www.fsjtrust.org.uk

    amason@fsjtrust.org.uk

    01245809899

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Newham, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 2 employees

    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: 63-74
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2009, number: 1132249
    • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2009, number: 06924825
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Risk management
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE CARNEGIE CHARITABLE TRUST on 11/05/2023
    Main office

    THIRD FLOOR
    MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
    VICTORIA ROAD SOUTH
    CHELMSFORD
    ESSEX
    CM1 1LN

    Objectives

    (A) TO CARRY OUT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTEDISCRETION THINK FIT(B) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE PRECEDING SUB-CLAUSE THE INCOME FROM THETRUST FUND SHALL BE APPLIED PRIMARILY IN GRANTS IN AID OF SUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AS THETRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SELECT

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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