Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CLARE HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 54 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £550,997
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/06/23£5,033£5,121£-88£112£38,627£11,07025.9900
30/06/22£4,579£4,355£224£93£39,041£11,21930.9850
30/06/21£3,131£3,737£-606£201£39,231£11,39536.6850
30/06/20£3,867£4,298£-431£244£34,241£10,64929.78438
30/06/19£4,151£4,072£80£255£34,932£11,44133.78484
30/06/18£3,947£3,914£33£249£34,492£11,80736.2300
30/06/17£3,556£3,599£-42£297£32,740£11,46438.2300
30/06/16£3,438£3,657£-219£167£29,368£10,98536310
30/06/15£3,311£3,518£-207£0£27,478£7,30424.9280
30/06/14£3,057£3,173£-116£195£25,518£8,77833.2280
30/06/13£2,742£2,981£-239£128£24,369£8,83335.6270
30/06/12£2,559£2,905£-346£171£21,684£8,46935300
30/06/11£3,459£2,721£739£186£21,167£8,85839.1300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 48%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 25.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk

BURSAR@CLAREHALL.CAM.AC.UK

01223332360

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 90 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (54)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/08/2010, number: 1137491
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

CLARE HALL
HERSCHEL ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 9AL

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE;2) TO PROVIDE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY A COLLEGE WHEREIN THEY MAY WORK FOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREES IN THE UNIVERSITY OR MAY CARRY OUT POSTGRADUATE OR OTHER SPECIAL STUDIES AT CAMBRIDGE PROVIDED THAT NO MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE AND NO CANDIDATE FOR MEMBERSHIP THEREOF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY TEST OF A RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CHARACTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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