Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE WEST CHARITABLE TRUST 

The cottage was donated for charitable purposes by the late Dorothy Richard as a place of retreat and spiritual refreshment for people in the Church and Charities that would otherwise be denied a respite break.Guests include full time Clergy and staff from various charities connected with the Trustees.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/07/22£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/21£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20*£4£2£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19*£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/18*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16*£4£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£4£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11*£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

dorothyrichardsretreatcottage.org

peter.west@givingworks.org.uk

01628 310262

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
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?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2010, number: 1138029
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR19: 304 days late, AR18: 131 days late, AR16: 204 days late, AR11: 176 days late,
Main office

116 Aldebury Road
Maidenhead
SL6 7HE

Objectives

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AND 2 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDEBY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great