Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST

TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO SUCH CHARITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG CHILDREN, THE CHURCH AND ANIMAL CHARITIES IN THE BLACKPOOL AND MORECAMBE AREAS OF LANCASHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR CERTAIN NAMED CHARITIES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE TRUST DEED DATED 1ST APRIL 2011.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
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
31/12/22		£255	£201	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£200	£292	£-93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£280	£353	£-73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£280	£353	£-73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£338	£381	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£264	£380	£-116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£256	£291	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£237	£292	£-55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£215	£58	£156	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13		£4,953	£19	£4,934	£5	£8,610	£209	134	0
31/12/12		£58	£6	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

michaelm@rushtonsaccountants.com

01772693111

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

KATHLEEN BROMILOW MBE Appointed: 2015

PALMIRA STAFFORD Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: CATS PAWS SANCTUARY,

CHRISTOPHER NEIL CALVERT Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY, THE EDITH MARY CLARK FOUNDATION,

KATHRYN HARWOOD Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE PETER JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, SKELMERSDALE AND DISTRICT FOODBANK,

MICHAEL MUSCHAMP (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: THE PETER JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, LYTHAM SPORTS FOUNDATION TRUST,

JOHN CHILD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: AIMING HIGHER FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2011, number: 1143116

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR11: 70 days late,

Main office

Rushtons, Shorrock House
1 Faraday Court
Fulwood
PRESTON
PR2 9NB

Objectives

TO PAY SUCH AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL AND INCOME AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION TO SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES AS THEY SHALL CHOOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDRE,THE CHURCH,ANIMAL CHARITIES, CHILDRENS CHARITIES AND CHARITIES FOR THE POOR AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION AND IN PARTICULAR THEY SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES NAMELY CAT'S PAW BLACKPOOL,ANIMAL RESCUE AT BLEA TARN LANCASTER, THE RNLI BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL, THE DONKEY SANCTUARY, THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HORSES, DR BARNARDOS, LOCAL CHILDRENS CARE HOMES AND THE RSPB LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.

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