Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED

To administer grants for the benefit of underpriviliged and under-resourced children with an emphasis on organisations with a focus on education and health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to only -337.1% of total funds
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £823,704 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23£1,848£2,777£-928£309£-824£-824-3.630
30/04/22£1,654£1,952£-298£253£105£1050.620
30/04/21£2,894£2,563£331£196£403£4031.910
30/04/20£1,410£1,421£-11£107£72£720.600
30/04/19£787£661£126£34£83£831.500
30/04/18*£249£296£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£204£216£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£231£256£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£405£383£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£14£183£-169n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£452£383£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£120£3£117n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 251%
Liabilities/Income: 74%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

http://www.blackheartfoundation.org/

info@blackheartfoundation.org

02034638900

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Black Heart Foundation
£30,000 14/09/2023
Bursaries 2023/24 Academic Year
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Black Heart Foundation
£30,000 28/07/2022
to support Black Heart Foundation's Scholarship Programme for the 2022/23 academic year

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-61
  • BEN SHARPE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • CLAIRE HEATH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Head Of Administration
  • MATT DAWSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • MICHAEL VAUGHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Media
  • OLIVIA GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director
  • RICHARD WAYNE LEWIS (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • ROSS HOWLETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2010, number: 1136813
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/04/2010, number: 07241076
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR18: 25 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ELEVATION FOUNDATION on 01/06/2023
Main office

C/O TRISTAN CAPITAL PARTNERS
BERKELEY SQUARE HOUSE
8TH FLOOR
BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON
W1J 6DB

Objectives

6.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OFEDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, AND SUCHOTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEESMAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE (THE OBJECTS).6.2 THIS PROVISION MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THEPRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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