Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE ACHILLES TRUST

The Achilles Trust aims to support the promotion and encouragement of athletics amongst students of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It supports athletics fixtures of these students, in particular the Transatlantic Series of fixtures with US universities. It can also support other charitable educational purposes, in particular relating to the encouragement of athletics generally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
30/12/22	£33	£31	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/12/21	£19	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/12/20	£88	£6	£82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/12/19	£94	£29	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/12/18	£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	1
30/12/17	£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/12/16	£32	£26	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£92	£17	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/12/14	£28	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

trust@achilles.org

02070181920

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIDGET HELEN RUTH WHEELER Appointed: 2014

DR AILSA CAMERON WALLACE Appointed: 2020

DR JOANNA ELIZABETH CRIPPS Appointed: 2020

PAUL DAVID TALBOT WILLCOX Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: METANOIA TRUST,

PROFESSOR JOAN LASENBY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2013, number: 1152963

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; all on time

Main office

16 Tudor Close
WOODFORD GREEN
IG8 0LF

Objectives

THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TUST PROPERTY SHALL AFTER THE PAYMENT THERE OUT OF ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES BE HELD AND APPLIED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE:(1)(A) THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ATHLETICS AMONG STUDENTS IN STATU PUPILLARI FOR THE TIME BEING STUDYING AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY OR CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY (HERINAFTER CALLED STUDENTS IN STATU PUPILLARI) AND THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE TRAINING GROUNDS ACCOMODATION AND COACHING FOR SUCH PURPOSES:(B) THE PROMOTION ARRANGEMENT OR ENCOURAGEMENT OF ATHLETICS MATCHES IN WHICH STUDENTS IN STATU PUPILLARI WHETHER WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER PERSONS SHALL TAKE PART WHETHER SUCH MATCHES BE WITH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR COMMONWEALTH TEAMS OR FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES OR ANY OTHER PERSONS: INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF OR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE TRAVELLING OR OTHER NECESSARY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY ANY PERSON OR PERSONS BEING STUDENTS IN STATU PUPILLARI OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES TAKING PART IN ANY SUCH MATCH WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD(2) SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEPROVIDED ALWAYS THAT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THEIR DISCRETION UNDER THIS DEED THE TRUSTEES (SO FAR AS THEY SHALL CONSIDER IT PRACTICABLE AND DESIRABLE) SHALL REGARD THE OBJECTS DECLARED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) OF THIS CLAUSE AS THE PRIMARY OBJECTS OF THE TRUST TOWARDS WHICH TRUST PROPERTY AND THE INCOME THEREOF SHALL BE APPLIEDAND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NO PURPOSE SHALL BE AN OBJECT OF THE TRUST WHICH IS NOT LEGALLY A CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND THE TRUSTS POWERS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS DEED SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE CONSTRUED AND TAKE EFFECT SUBJECT TO THIS PROVISION

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