Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE RIDGEBACK CHARITABLE TRUST 

The charity donates funds to other UK registered charities focusing on the environment and wildlife conservation both in the UK and abroad.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 14 years

info@jammainternational.com

01483958051

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
05/04/23*£8£78£-70n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£8£110£-103n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£65£144£-79n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£10£120£-109n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£251£74£176n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18*£151£90£61£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£309£73£236£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£106£40£66£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£123£31£92£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£199£14£185£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£83£29£55£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£17£12£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£23£3£20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2010, number: 1137181
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR18: 15 days late,
Main office

BRIGHT GRAHAME MURRAY
EMPEROR'S GATE
114A CROMWELL ROAD
KENSINGTON
LONDON
SW7 4AG

Objectives

THE CHARITY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS):-TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL FACILITIES AND/OR SUCH OTHER TRAINING FACILITIES IN SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND/ORTO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND/OR TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/ORTO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITYOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/ORSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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