Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST 

Grants to local (Northern England), medical and for humanitarian purposes (Worldwide) to organisations or individuals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£9£20£-11n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£7£46£-38n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£11£105£-95n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£11£81£-70n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£21£122£-100n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£11£157£-146£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£71£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£1,012£69£943£0£941£941164.300

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

Enquiries@WatsonCharitableTrust.co.uk

01914605219

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, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/2015, number: 1159965
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 0 days late,
Main office

Hadrian Offices
Unit 3
Keel Row
The Watermark
GATESHEAD
NE11 9SZ

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE FOR SUCH CHARITIES OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING GRANTS, LOANS OR OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT.3.2 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT A CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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