Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -18
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -22 ?

SAM PILCHER TRUST 

Supporting children and thier families suffering from Cancer
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Established: 11 years

sampilchertrust.org.uk

sam.pilchertrust@btinternet.com

01451824378

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/21*£48£47£2n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/20£27£20£7n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19*£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£12£13£-1£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/16£15£18£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£22£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£22£27£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£15£7£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2013, number: 1151779
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR21: 503 days late, AR19: 27 days late,
Main office

Springhill Barn
Upper Slaughter
Cheltenham
GL54 2JH

Objectives

TO HELP CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY ADOLESCENT CHILDREN, WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER. THE TRUST WILL CONCENTRATE ON HELPING PATIENTS UNDERGOING LEUKAEMIA TREATMENT AT THE BRISTOL ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE GLOUCESTER ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THE TRUST WILL HELP SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY WHILST THEY ARE IN HOSPITAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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