Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BELL HOUSE DULWICH

To establish an educational institution.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £16,382,480 available, equivalent to 749 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£6,438£263£6,175£54£16,382£16,382748.70200
31/12/22*£170£188£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£148£156£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£125£301£-176n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£163£315£-152n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£132£469£-337n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£171£418£-246n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£9,011£80£8,931£0£9,750£9,7501457.800
31/12/15£183£0£182n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£277£0£277n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 748.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years

bellhouse.co.uk

Info@bellhouse.co.uk

02077370070

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£3,176 28/12/2022
Covid response

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-64
  • ANGUS THOMAS HANTON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Researcher
  • DAVID RYAN HAVRYN EVANS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: It Consultant
  • FABIENNE DANIELLE HANTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee
  • PETER ALEXANDER HANTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2014, number: 1157339
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2014, number: 09016329
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR22: 51 days late,
Main office

27 COLLEGE ROAD
LONDON
SE21 7BG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:A. ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; ANDB. FURTHER ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE REGARDED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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