Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE KILDARE TRUST 

To provide financial support to charities within the Worcestershire area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly

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
05/04/23£5,364£4,227£1,137£0£6,903£6,90319.600
05/04/22£4,933£617£4,316£0£6,080£6,080118.200
05/04/21£23£1,477£-1,454n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20*£2,723£1,085£1,639£0£2,645£2,64529.300
05/04/19£247£243£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18*£177£177£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£178£45£134£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£213£352£-138£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£28£213£-185£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14*£25£42£-17£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£1,302£203£1,099£2£1,125£1,12566.600

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 19.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 248.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

louise.ruane@kildaretrust.org.uk

07812743485

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
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 (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2012, number: 1148325
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 220 days late, AR18: 9 days late, AR14: 69 days late,
Main office

c/o PEAR TREE COTTAGE
YARRINGTON ROAD
ALFRICK
WORCESTER
WR6 5EX

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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