Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE CAPRICORN FOUNDATION 

To support The Ramsbury Manor Foundation (registered charity number 10874451) and for other general charitable purposes
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
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
05/04/23£4,374£9,165£-4,791£0£235,666£0n/a00
05/04/22£7,402£4,419£2,983£0£244,592£244,592664.200
05/04/21£2,860£6,570£-3,710£0£234,479£38,82670.900
05/04/20£3,329£187,096£-183,767£0£207,361£207,36113.300
05/04/19£1,651£34,846£-33,195£0£405,414£405,414139.600
05/04/18£435,595£447£435,148£0£436,124£436,1241170800
05/04/17£0£11£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£13£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£0£4£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£13£5£8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£6£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£13£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£11£1£10£0£0£0n/a00

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: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 34 months
Quick Ratio: 86.1
Asset Split ?
Comment: Received the bulk of the estate of the late Harry Hyams, mainly in the form of art and collectibles.

Source: Giving is Great

Established: 14 years

DianaR@smythbarkham.co.uk

020 7299 3560

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
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2010, number: 1135174
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Smyth Barkham Llp
1 Mitre Court Buildings
Temple
LONDON
EC4Y 7BS

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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