Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Grant making trust.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £355,185,735 available, equivalent to 56 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£113,731	£75,632	£38,099	£0	£355,186	£355,186	56.4	0	0
30/09/22	£46,007	£47,154	£-1,147	£0	£313,071	£313,071	79.7	0	0
30/09/21	£58,754	£59,042	£-288	£0	£236,759	£236,759	48.1	0	0
30/09/20	£44,059	£44,212	£-153	£0	£181,322	£181,322	49.2	0	0
30/09/19	£25,994	£25,749	£245	£154	£135,209	£135,209	63	0	0
30/09/18	£10,578	£10,638	£-60	£0	£98,784	£98,784	111.4	0	0
30/09/17	£11,233	£12,449	£-1,216	£0	£41,357	£41,357	39.9	0	0
30/09/16	£9,274	£8,104	£1,169	£0	£30,681	£30,681	45.4	0	0
30/09/15	£10,362	£3,865	£6,497	£84	£20,699	£20,699	64.3	0	0
30/09/14	£7,484	£2,288	£5,197	£60	£14,952	£14,952	78.4	0	0
30/09/13	£834	£832	£2	£43	£9,588	£9,588	138.4	0	0
30/09/12	£4,298	£376	£3,922	£24	£3,882	£3,882	123.8	0	0
30/09/11	£139	£69	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 56.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 121.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 14 years

02073534522

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

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
People With Disabilities
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
Woodward Charitable Trust - Afghan Women Judges Evacuation Fund
£5,000	02/03/2022	Afghan Women Judges Evacuation Fund

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

HOARES TRUSTEES LIMITED

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2011, number: 1139904

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

25/02/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE EMILY HUGHES-HALLETT FUND
11/05/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE CLEEVELY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
22/02/2017 - Asset transfer in from GORDILLO COLERIDGE CHARITABLE TRUST
12/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from THE MARINA KLEINWORT TRUST
21/03/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE GLEBE CHARITABLE TRUST
18/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from RIDGEWAY EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST
07/12/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE JOHN WILFRED TRUST
06/04/2022 - Asset transfer in from MAYHEW CHARITABLE TRUST
17/04/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE VAN TULLEKEN FOUNDATION
01/05/2024 - Asset transfer in from THE TREFOIL TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

37 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4P 4DQ

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:

ENGLAND AND WALES

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