Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation is a grant giving charity dedicated to enhancing the lives and wellbeing of individuals and communities where there is an element of disadvatage, through personal development such as education, the provision of new equipment, or the improvement and regeneration of their community. It operates in the UK, mainly in the County of Berkshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/09/22£456£458£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£519£539£-20£0£15£150.300
30/09/20£705£708£-3£0£35£350.600
30/09/19£463£430£33n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£368£392£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£430£403£27£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£870£883£-13£0£2£2000
30/09/15£558£554£4£6£14£140.300
30/09/14£44£357£-314£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13*£386£64£322£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.dbcf.com

abarfield@havishamgroup.com

01189718295

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2011, number: 1144254
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR13: 22 days late,
Main office

GREAT MARTINS
SHURLOCK ROW
READING
RG10 0PN

Objectives

1) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF YOUNG PERSONS, WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 2) THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 3) THE ADVANCEMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE PUPILS OR STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLES BY ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SUCH PUPILS AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS AND WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THAT OBJECT, TO PROVIDE FUNDS AND TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE SUCH PUPILS OR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION AND SPORT.4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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